About Bishunia Village

Bishunia is a mid sized village in Dhurki tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 706, made up of 363 males and 343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 467 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishunia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Dhurki
Pincode	822121
Area (hectares)	467 hectares
Population	706
Male Population	363
Female Population	343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
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 Bishunia compares

By the 2011 count Bishunia is the 22nd largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 467 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Bishunia

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

Bishunia lies about 24 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Ramna, about 11 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 Bishunia
Nearest railway station	Ramna	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhurki	24 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	24 km

Villages closest to Bishunia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishunia village had a population of 706. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Bishunia village has 363 males and 343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunia has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Bishunia is 822121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishunia covers 467 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bishunia falls under Dhurki tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bishunia is Ramna, about 11 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 Bishunia.

Bishunia is about 24 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishunia is in Dhurki tehsil of Garhwa district. Ramna is about 11 km away. Dhurki is about 24 km away. Garhwa is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.