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About Bishniya Village

Bishniya is a mid sized village in Gangdhar tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,165, made up of 584 males and 581 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 609 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishniya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Gangdhar
Pincode 326515
Area (hectares) 609 hectares
Population 1,165
Male Population 584
Female Population 581
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bishniya compares

By the 2011 count Bishniya is the 38th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 609 hectares work out to about 1.9 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, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Bishniya

The census records public bus service for Bishniya as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bishniya from other places

Bishniya lies about 91 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Chowmahala, about 2.3 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 Bishniya
Nearest railway station Chowmahala 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangdhar 4.4 km
Nearest town Alot 23 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 91 km

Villages closest to Bishniya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishniya village had a population of 1,165. That makes it the 38th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Bishniya village has 584 males and 581 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishniya has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Bishniya is 326515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishniya covers 609 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bishniya falls under Gangdhar tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bishniya is Chowmahala, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bishniya.

Bishniya is about 91 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishniya is in Gangdhar tehsil of Jhalawar district. Chowmahala is about 2.3 km away. Gangdhar is about 4.4 km away. Alot is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rawatpura (under 2 km), Kolva Goojar (2.2 km) and Piplai (2.4 km).

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

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