About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is a large village in Pathna tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,780, made up of 1,986 males and 1,794 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815109, 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	Pathna
Pincode	815109
Area (hectares)	124 hectares
Population	3,780
Male Population	1,986
Female Population	1,794
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bishunpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishunpur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 124 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1030.

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 5 - 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 5 - 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
Tehsil headquarters	Pathna	3.6 km
Nearest railway station	Barharwa Junction	5.4 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 Pathna 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 3,780. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Bishunpur village has 1,986 males and 1,794 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Bishunpur is 815109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishunpur covers 124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bishunpur falls under Pathna 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 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 Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district. Pathna is about 3.6 km away. Barharwa Junction is about 5.4 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.