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About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is a small village in Tisri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 66, made up of 34 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815317, 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 Tisri
Pincode 815317
Area (hectares) 149 hectares
Population 66
Male Population 34
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bishunpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishunpur is the 159th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 527 residents. Its 149 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Bishunpur

Bishunpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bishunpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 43 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 4.0 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 Dhanwar 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Tisri 16 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 32 km
District headquarters Giridih 43 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tisri 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 66. That makes it the 159th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 527 residents.

Bishunpur village has 34 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Bishunpur is 815317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishunpur covers 149 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bishunpur falls under Tisri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur is Dhanwar, about 4.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bishunpur.

Bishunpur is about 43 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 Tisri tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 4.0 km away. Tisri is about 16 km away. Barki Saria is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naitanr (3.7 km), Kari Pahari Mukdan (5.7 km) and Lashkari (5.7 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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