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About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is a small village in Amrapara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 333, made up of 154 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,162 females per 1000 males. The village covers 305.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Amrapara
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 305.24 hectares
Population 333
Male Population 154
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,162
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bishunpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishunpur is the 66th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 305.24 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Bishunpur

Bishunpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. 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 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 29 km from Pakur, 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 Amrapara 4.5 km
District headquarters Pakur 29 km
Nearest railway station Rajgram 30 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amrapara 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 333. That makes it the 66th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Bishunpur village has 154 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur has about 1162 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Bishunpur is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishunpur covers 305.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bishunpur falls under Amrapara tehsil of Pakur 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 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 29 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishunpur is in Amrapara tehsil of Pakur district. Amrapara is about 4.5 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 Chatrapahari (under 2 km), Salpatra (under 2 km) and Chilgo (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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