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About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is a small village in Sundarpahari tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 93, made up of 51 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 824 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Sundarpahari
Pincode 814156
Area (hectares) 110 hectares
Population 93
Male Population 51
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 824
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bishunpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishunpur is the 147th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 300 residents. Its 110 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

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 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 47 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Rajgram, about 30 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 Sundarpahari 11 km
Nearest town Pakur 29 km
Nearest railway station Rajgram 30 km
District headquarters Godda 47 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sundarpahari 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 93. That makes it the 147th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 300 residents.

Bishunpur village has 51 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur has about 824 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Bishunpur is 814156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishunpur covers 110 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bishunpur falls under Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur is Rajgram, about 30 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 47 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishunpur is in Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district. Sundarpahari is about 11 km away. Pakur is about 29 km away. Rajgram is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chatra (under 2 km), Salpathra (under 2 km) and Goga (1.7 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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