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About Bistampur Village

Bistampur is a mid sized village in Jhinkpani tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,044, made up of 502 males and 542 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 393 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bistampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bistampur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Jhinkpani
Pincode 833215
Area (hectares) 393 hectares
Population 1,044
Male Population 502
Female Population 542
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bistampur compares

By the 2011 count Bistampur is the 18th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,508 residents. Its 393 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Bistampur

Bistampur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bistampur as Available within village. 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 Bistampur from other places

Bistampur lies about 34 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mahali Marup, about 14 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 Bistampur
Nearest town Gobindpur 12 km
Nearest railway station Mahali Marup 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhinkpani 33 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 34 km

Villages closest to Bistampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jhinkpani 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 Bistampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bistampur village had a population of 1,044. That makes it the 18th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,508 residents.

Bistampur village has 502 males and 542 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bistampur has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Bistampur is 833215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bistampur covers 393 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bistampur falls under Jhinkpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bistampur is Mahali Marup, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bistampur.

Bistampur is about 34 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bistampur is in Jhinkpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Gobindpur is about 12 km away. Mahali Marup is about 14 km away. Jhinkpani is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chara Basa (23 km), Sonapusi (23 km) and Raghunathpur (23 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bistampur today is likely to be higher.

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