About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is a large village in Barharwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,436, made up of 1,275 males and 1,161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Barharwa
Pincode	816119
Area (hectares)	126 hectares
Population	2,436
Male Population	1,275
Female Population	1,161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	911
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 17th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

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 49 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, about 5.4 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	Barharwa Junction	5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barharwa	5.5 km
Nearest town	Farakka	15 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	49 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

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

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Common questions about Bishunpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishunpur village had a population of 2,436. That makes it the 17th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Bishunpur village has 1,275 males and 1,161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Bishunpur is 816119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishunpur covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bishunpur falls under Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur is Barharwa Junction, about 5.4 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 49 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishunpur is in Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Barharwa Junction is about 5.4 km away. Barharwa is about 5.5 km away. Farakka is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.