About Bishalpahari Village

Bishalpahari is a mid sized village in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 636, made up of 322 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152 hectares hectares.

Bishalpahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishalpahari village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dhanbad
Tehsil	Nirsa Cum Chirkunda
Area (hectares)	152 hectares
Population	636
Male Population	322
Female Population	314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bishalpahari compares

By the 2011 count Bishalpahari is the 149th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents. Its 152 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Bishalpahari

Bishalpahari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bishalpahari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bishalpahari from other places

Bishalpahari lies about 28 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 17 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 Bishalpahari
Nearest railway station	Giridih	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nirsa Cum Chirkunda	28 km
District headquarters	Dhanbad	28 km

Villages closest to Bishalpahari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda 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.

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Common questions about Bishalpahari

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishalpahari village had a population of 636. That makes it the 149th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents.

Bishalpahari village has 322 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishalpahari has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Bishalpahari covers 152 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bishalpahari falls under Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bishalpahari is Giridih, about 17 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 10+ km distance for Bishalpahari.

Bishalpahari is about 28 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishalpahari is in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district. Giridih is about 17 km away. Nirsa Cum Chirkunda is about 28 km away. Dhanbad is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.