About Bishniwal Village

Bishniwal is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 543, made up of 285 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishniwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishniwal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Batala
Pincode	143507
Area (hectares)	124 hectares
Population	543
Male Population	285
Female Population	258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bishniwal compares

By the 2011 count Bishniwal is the 282nd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 124 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Bishniwal

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

Bishniwal lies about 37 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jaintipura, about 7.2 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 Bishniwal
Nearest railway station	Jaintipura	7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Batala	11 km
Nearest town	Batāla	11 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	37 km

Villages closest to Bishniwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishniwal village had a population of 543. That makes it the 282nd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Bishniwal village has 285 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishniwal has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Bishniwal is 143507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishniwal covers 124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bishniwal falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bishniwal is Jaintipura, about 7.2 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 village for Bishniwal.

Bishniwal is about 37 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishniwal is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Jaintipura is about 7.2 km away. Batala is about 11 km away. Batāla is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.