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About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is a large village in Nagaruntari tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,311, made up of 1,214 males and 1,097 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Nagaruntari
Pincode 822121
Area (hectares) 187 hectares
Population 2,311
Male Population 1,214
Female Population 1,097
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bishunpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishunpur is the 13th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents. Its 187 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Bishunpur

The census records public bus service for Bishunpur as Available within <5 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 <5 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 Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Ramna, about 8.2 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 railway station Ramna 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagaruntari 17 km
District headquarters Garhwa 22 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagaruntari 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 2,311. That makes it the 13th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents.

Bishunpur village has 1,214 males and 1,097 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

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

Bishunpur covers 187 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bishunpur falls under Nagaruntari tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur is Ramna, about 8.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bishunpur.

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

Bishunpur is in Nagaruntari tehsil of Garhwa district. Ramna is about 8.2 km away. Nagaruntari is about 17 km away. Garhwa 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 Kolhua (8.6 km), Koindi (8.8 km) and Sonpura (9.3 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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