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About Bishani Village

Bishani is a mid sized village in Mehnagar tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 545, made up of 303 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 799 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishani village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Mehnagar
Pincode 276123
Area (hectares) 87.43 hectares
Population 545
Male Population 303
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 799
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bishani compares

By the 2011 count Bishani is the 198th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 87.43 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Bishani

Bishani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bishani 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bishani from other places

Bishani lies about 30 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Sadat, about 16 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 Bishani
Tehsil headquarters Mehnagar 14 km
Nearest railway station Sadat 16 km
Nearest town Lalganj 22 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 30 km

Villages closest to Bishani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishani village had a population of 545. That makes it the 198th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Bishani village has 303 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishani has about 799 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Bishani is 276123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishani covers 87.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bishani falls under Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bishani is Sadat, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Bishani.

Bishani is about 30 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishani is in Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district. Mehnagar is about 14 km away. Sadat is about 16 km away. Lalganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhojpatti (under 2 km), Bagpur (under 2 km) and Ashapur (under 2 km).

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

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