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About Bishanpur Village

Bishanpur is a mid sized village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 500, made up of 245 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishanpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Shikaripara
Pincode 816119
Area (hectares) 146.18 hectares
Population 500
Male Population 245
Female Population 255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
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 Bishanpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishanpur is the 101st largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 146.18 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Bishanpur

Bishanpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bishanpur 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. The nearest villages by name are Bhalpahari, Bhangabandh, Bhelatanr and Bhilaipani. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bishanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishanpur village had a population of 500. That makes it the 101st largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Bishanpur village has 245 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishanpur has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Bishanpur is 816119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishanpur covers 146.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bishanpur falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Bishanpur notes the nearest railway station 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 Bishanpur.

Bishanpur is in Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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