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About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is a small village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 340, made up of 175 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 405.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835206, 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 Chainpur
Pincode 835206
Area (hectares) 405.71 hectares
Population 340
Male Population 175
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bishunpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishunpur is the 66th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 682 residents. Its 405.71 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 1003.

Getting to Bishunpur

Bishunpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bishunpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 127 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kajri, about 15 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 Kajri 15 km
Nearest town Medininagar 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Chainpur 22 km
District headquarters Gumla 127 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chainpur 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 340. That makes it the 66th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 682 residents.

Bishunpur village has 175 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Bishunpur is 835206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishunpur covers 405.71 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 Chainpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur is Kajri, about 15 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bishunpur.

Bishunpur is about 127 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 Chainpur tehsil of Gumla district. Kajri is about 15 km away. Medininagar is about 19 km away. Chainpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bardih (under 2 km), Simlabartoli (6.4 km) and Darkana (10 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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