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About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is a mid sized village in Balumath tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,207, made up of 601 males and 606 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 957.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Balumath
Pincode 822107
Area (hectares) 957.55 hectares
Population 1,207
Male Population 601
Female Population 606
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
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 29th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents. Its 957.55 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

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 36 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Balumath, about 7.7 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 Balumath 7.7 km
Nearest town Khalāri 20 km
District headquarters Latehar 36 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balumath 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 1,207. That makes it the 29th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents.

Bishunpur village has 601 males and 606 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 979.

The pincode recorded for Bishunpur is 822107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishunpur covers 957.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bishunpur falls under Balumath tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur is Balumath, about 7.7 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 36 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishunpur is in Balumath tehsil of Latehar district. Balumath is about 7.7 km away. Khalāri is about 20 km away. Latehar is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balbal (1.6 km), Marangloiya (1.9 km) and Kolpatia (2.3 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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