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About Bishanpura Village

Bishanpura is a small village in Payal tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 375, made up of 197 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 412 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141416, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishanpura village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Payal
Pincode 141416
Area (hectares) 412 hectares
Population 375
Male Population 197
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bishanpura compares

By the 2011 count Bishanpura is the 99th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,644 residents. Its 412 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Bishanpura

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

Bishanpura lies about 27 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Jaspalon, about 4.7 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 Bishanpura
Tehsil headquarters Payal 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Jaspalon 4.7 km
Nearest town Dorāha 6.5 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 27 km

Villages closest to Bishanpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishanpura village had a population of 375. That makes it the 99th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,644 residents.

Bishanpura village has 197 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishanpura has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Bishanpura is 141416. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishanpura covers 412 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bishanpura falls under Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bishanpura is Jaspalon, about 4.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bishanpura.

Bishanpura is about 27 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishanpura is in Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district. Payal is about 3.0 km away. Jaspalon is about 4.7 km away. Dorāha is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotla Afgana (under 2 km), Barmalipur (1.8 km) and Shahpur (2.0 km).

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

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