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About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is a small village in Kunda tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 46, made up of 25 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Kunda
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 94 hectares
Population 46
Male Population 25
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bishunpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishunpur is the 70th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 395 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 947.

Getting to Bishunpur

Bishunpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bishunpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bishunpur from other places

Bishunpur lies about 22 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 48 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 Bishunpur
Nearest town Sherghāti 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Kunda 22 km
District headquarters Chatra 22 km
Nearest railway station Guraru 48 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kunda 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 Bishunpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishunpur village had a population of 46. That makes it the 70th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 395 residents.

Bishunpur village has 25 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Bishunpur is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishunpur covers 94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bishunpur falls under Kunda tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur is Guraru, about 48 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bishunpur.

Bishunpur is about 22 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishunpur is in Kunda tehsil of Chatra district. Sherghāti is about 20 km away. Kunda is about 22 km away. Chatra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaknatu (14 km), Chiloi (14 km) and Tatej (15 km).

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

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