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About Bishanpur Village

Bishanpur is a mid sized village in Iglas tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,179, made up of 631 males and 548 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276.58 hectares hectares.

Bishanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Iglas
Area (hectares) 276.58 hectares
Population 1,179
Male Population 631
Female Population 548
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bishanpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishanpur is the 103rd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents. Its 276.58 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 872.

Getting to Bishanpur

Bishanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bishanpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 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 20 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Mandrak, about 18 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
Tehsil headquarters Iglas 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Mandrak 18 km
District headquarters Aligarh 20 km
Nearest town Alīgarh 20 km

Villages closest to Bishanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Iglas 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 1,179. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents.

Bishanpur village has 631 males and 548 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishanpur has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 872.

Bishanpur covers 276.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bishanpur falls under Iglas tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bishanpur is Mandrak, about 18 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bishanpur.

Bishanpur is about 20 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishanpur is in Iglas tehsil of Aligarh district. Iglas is about 5.0 km away. Mandrak is about 18 km away. Aligarh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuagaon (under 2 km), Kanchirauli (1.5 km) and Salempur (1.6 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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