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About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is a small village in Tarhasi tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 226, made up of 110 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Tarhasi
Pincode 822118
Area (hectares) 111.82 hectares
Population 226
Male Population 110
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
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 75th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 853 residents. Its 111.82 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

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 112 km from Palamu, 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
Tehsil headquarters Tarhasi 16 km
Nearest town Khalāri 20 km
District headquarters Palamu 112 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tarhasi 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 226. That makes it the 75th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 853 residents.

Bishunpur village has 110 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Bishunpur is 822118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishunpur covers 111.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bishunpur falls under Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu 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 village for Bishunpur.

Bishunpur is about 112 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishunpur is in Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district. Balumath is about 7.7 km away. Tarhasi is about 16 km away. Khalāri is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara (2.5 km), Barahkurwa (2.5 km) and Chhatarpur (8.7 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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