About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is a mid sized village in Bishunpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,309, made up of 652 males and 657 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Bishunpur
Pincode	835231
Area (hectares)	240.99 hectares
Population	1,309
Male Population	652
Female Population	657
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,008
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bishunpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishunpur is the 14th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 916 residents. Its 240.99 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Bishunpur

Bishunpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bishunpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 40 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 34 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 town	Lohārdagā	31 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	34 km
District headquarters	Gumla	40 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bishunpur 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.

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Common questions about Bishunpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishunpur village had a population of 1,309. That makes it the 14th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 916 residents.

Bishunpur village has 652 males and 657 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Bishunpur is 835231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishunpur covers 240.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bishunpur falls under Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur is Lohardaga, about 34 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 village for Bishunpur.

Bishunpur is about 40 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishunpur is in Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district. Lohārdagā is about 31 km away. Lohardaga is about 34 km away. Gumla is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.