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About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is a small village in Meherma tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 292, made up of 149 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35 hectares hectares.

Bishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Meherma
Area (hectares) 35 hectares
Population 292
Male Population 149
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Bishunpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishunpur is the 91st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 35 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Bishunpur

Bishunpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bishunpur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bishunpur from other places

Bishunpur lies about 18 km from Meherma, and the nearest railway station is Godda, about 18 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 Godda 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Meherma 18 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Meherma 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 292. That makes it the 91st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Bishunpur village has 149 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Bishunpur covers 35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bishunpur falls under Meherma tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur is Godda, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Bishunpur.

Bishunpur is about 18 km from Meherma in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishunpur is in Meherma tehsil of Godda district. Godda is about 18 km away. Meherma is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belakitar Jagir (under 2 km), Kita Kalamdanr (under 2 km) and Raghunath Kita (under 2 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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