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About Bishanpura Village

Bishanpura is a small village in Nabha tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 321, made up of 169 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishanpura village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Nabha
Pincode 147202
Area (hectares) 145 hectares
Population 321
Male Population 169
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ 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 157th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 145 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

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 10+ 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 28 km from Patiala. 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 Nabha 12 km
Nearest town Nābha 12 km
District headquarters Patiala 28 km

Villages closest to Bishanpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nabha 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 321. That makes it the 157th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Bishanpura village has 169 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishanpura has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Bishanpura is 147202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishanpura covers 145 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bishanpura falls under Nabha tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The census record for Bishanpura notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bishanpura.

Bishanpura is about 28 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishanpura is in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district. Nabha is about 12 km away. Nābha is about 12 km away. Patiala is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malewal (1.6 km), Kalsana (2.7 km) and Gujarheri (2.8 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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