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About Bishanpur Village

Bishanpur is a small village in Phagwara tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 307, made up of 157 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144401, 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 Phagwara
Pincode 144401
Area (hectares) 210 hectares
Population 307
Male Population 157
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
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 Bishanpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishanpur is the 84th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents. Its 210 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Bishanpur

Bishanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bishanpur 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 Bishanpur from other places

Bishanpur lies about 45 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Mandhali, about 2.7 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 Bishanpur
Nearest railway station Mandhali 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Phagwara 4.4 km
Nearest town Phagwāra 4.4 km
District headquarters Kapurthala 45 km

Villages closest to Bishanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phagwara 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 307. That makes it the 84th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents.

Bishanpur village has 157 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishanpur has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Bishanpur is 144401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishanpur covers 210 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bishanpur falls under Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bishanpur is Mandhali, about 2.7 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 Bishanpur.

Bishanpur is about 45 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 Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district. Mandhali is about 2.7 km away. Phagwara is about 4.4 km away. Phagwāra is about 4.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kishan Pur (under 2 km), Fatehgarh (under 2 km) and Bazindowal (under 2 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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