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About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is a mid sized village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 828, made up of 428 males and 400 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Birni
Pincode 825324
Area (hectares) 100.18 hectares
Population 828
Male Population 428
Female Population 400
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
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 79th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 100.18 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

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 69 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Gidhaur, about 19 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
Tehsil headquarters Birni 9.5 km
Nearest town Jamūī 17 km
Nearest railway station Gidhaur 19 km
District headquarters Giridih 69 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Birni 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 828. That makes it the 79th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Bishunpur village has 428 males and 400 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Bishunpur is 825324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishunpur covers 100.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bishunpur falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur is Gidhaur, about 19 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 69 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishunpur is in Birni tehsil of Giridih district. Birni is about 9.5 km away. Jamūī is about 17 km away. Gidhaur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kapilo (2.7 km), Taratanr (3.2 km) and Fatehpur (4.5 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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