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About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is a small village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 314, made up of 164 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Ramgarh
Pincode 814102
Area (hectares) 94 hectares
Population 314
Male Population 164
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
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 Bishunpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishunpur is the 194th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Bishunpur

Bishunpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bishunpur 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 Bishunpur from other places

Bishunpur lies about 46 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Rajgram, about 30 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 Pakur 29 km
Nearest railway station Rajgram 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramgarh 33 km
District headquarters Dumka 46 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramgarh 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 314. That makes it the 194th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Bishunpur village has 164 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Bishunpur is 814102. 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 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bishunpur falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur is Rajgram, about 30 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 Bishunpur.

Bishunpur is about 46 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishunpur is in Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district. Pakur is about 29 km away. Rajgram is about 30 km away. Ramgarh is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amrapahari (3.6 km), Arpahari (3.6 km) and Garrapahari (3.6 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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