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About Bishwanathapur Village

Bishwanathapur is a large village in Biswanathpur tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,647, made up of 1,339 males and 1,308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 485 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishwanathapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishwanathapur village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Biswanathpur
Pincode 766020
Area (hectares) 485 hectares
Population 2,647
Male Population 1,339
Female Population 1,308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bishwanathapur compares

By the 2011 count Bishwanathapur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 191 residents. Its 485 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1081.

Getting to Bishwanathapur

Bishwanathapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bishwanathapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bishwanathapur from other places

Bishwanathapur lies about 34 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Bolagarh Road, about 26 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 Bishwanathapur
Tehsil headquarters Biswanathpur under 2 km
Nearest railway station Bolagarh Road 26 km
District headquarters Kalahandi 34 km
Nearest town Khordha 46 km

Villages closest to Bishwanathapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishwanathapur village had a population of 2,647. 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 191 residents.

Bishwanathapur village has 1,339 males and 1,308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishwanathapur has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1081.

The pincode recorded for Bishwanathapur is 766020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishwanathapur covers 485 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bishwanathapur falls under Biswanathpur tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Bishwanathapur is Bolagarh Road, about 26 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 village for Bishwanathapur.

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

Bishwanathapur is in Biswanathpur tehsil of Kalahandi district. Biswanathpur is about under 2 km away. Bolagarh Road is about 26 km away. Kalahandi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandha Bori (under 2 km), Kandhasulim (under 2 km) and Tentulipanga (9.9 km).

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

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