About Bistupur Village

Bistupur is a mid sized village in Udhwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,006, made up of 498 males and 508 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bistupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bistupur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Udhwa
Pincode	816101
Area (hectares)	126.4 hectares
Population	1,006
Male Population	498
Female Population	508
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,020
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 Bistupur compares

By the 2011 count Bistupur is the 29th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,278 residents. Its 126.4 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Bistupur

Bistupur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bistupur 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 Bistupur from other places

Bistupur lies about 18 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 Bistupur
Nearest railway station	Taljhari	6.1 km
Nearest town	Rājmahal	15 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Udhwa	22 km

Villages closest to Bistupur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bistupur village had a population of 1,006. That makes it the 29th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,278 residents.

Bistupur village has 498 males and 508 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bistupur has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Bistupur is 816101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bistupur covers 126.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bistupur falls under Udhwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bistupur is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 Bistupur.

Bistupur is about 18 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bistupur is in Udhwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Taljhari is about 6.1 km away. Rājmahal is about 15 km away. Sahibganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.