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About Bisnapur Village

Bisnapur is a small village in Gidhaur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 160, made up of 88 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 451 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bisnapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bisnapur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Gidhaur
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 451 hectares
Population 160
Male Population 88
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bisnapur compares

By the 2011 count Bisnapur is the 33rd largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,077 residents. Its 451 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Bisnapur

Bisnapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bisnapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bisnapur from other places

Bisnapur lies about 31 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 12 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bisnapur
Nearest railway station Kathautia 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Gidhaur 18 km
District headquarters Chatra 31 km
Nearest town Chatrā 31 km

Villages closest to Bisnapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gidhaur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bisnapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bisnapur village had a population of 160. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,077 residents.

Bisnapur village has 88 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bisnapur has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Bisnapur is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bisnapur covers 451 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bisnapur falls under Gidhaur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bisnapur is Kathautia, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bisnapur.

Bisnapur is about 31 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bisnapur is in Gidhaur tehsil of Chatra district. Kathautia is about 12 km away. Gidhaur is about 18 km away. Chatra is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Humadhaki (7.5 km), Ichak (8.9 km) and Garke (9.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bisnapur today is likely to be higher.

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