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About Bishanpur Village

Bishanpur is a mid sized village in Kapurthala tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,479, made up of 732 males and 747 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishanpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Tehsil Kapurthala
Pincode 144601
Area (hectares) 300 hectares
Population 1,479
Male Population 732
Female Population 747
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bishanpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishanpur is the 36th largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 915 residents. Its 300 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Bishanpur

Bishanpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bishanpur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bishanpur from other places

Bishanpur lies about 3.5 km from Kapurthala. 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 Bishanpur
Tehsil headquarters Kapurthala 3.5 km
Nearest town Kapurthala Town 3.5 km

Villages closest to Bishanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishanpur village had a population of 1,479. That makes it the 36th largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 915 residents.

Bishanpur village has 732 males and 747 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishanpur has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Bishanpur is 144601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishanpur covers 300 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bishanpur falls under Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The census record for Bishanpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bishanpur.

Bishanpur is about 3.5 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishanpur is in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district. Kapurthala is about 3.5 km away. Kapurthala Town is about 3.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daburji (under 2 km), Kadupur (1.5 km) and Dainwind (1.8 km).

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

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