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About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is a small village in Pakuria tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 484, made up of 232 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,086 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816106, 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 Pakuria
Pincode 816106
Area (hectares) 259 hectares
Population 484
Male Population 232
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,086
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 83rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 742 residents. Its 259 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 1017.

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 41 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 13 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 Pakuria 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Harinsing 13 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 25 km
District headquarters Pakur 41 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pakuria 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 484. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 742 residents.

Bishunpur village has 232 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur has about 1086 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Bishunpur is 816106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishunpur covers 259 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bishunpur falls under Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur is Harinsing, about 13 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 41 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 Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district. Pakuria is about 6.8 km away. Harinsing is about 13 km away. Nalhāti is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajadaha (1.6 km), Bhalukchua (1.8 km) and Gaipathar (1.8 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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