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About Vishunpur Village

Vishunpur is a mid sized village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 509, made up of 237 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,148 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.08 hectares hectares.

Vishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vishunpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Bhanpur
Area (hectares) 73.08 hectares
Population 509
Male Population 237
Female Population 272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,148
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vishunpur compares

By the 2011 count Vishunpur is the 235th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 73.08 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Vishunpur

Vishunpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Vishunpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vishunpur from other places

Vishunpur lies about 167 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Lohta, about 1.8 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 Vishunpur
Nearest railway station Lohta 1.8 km
Nearest town Varanasi 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanpur 21 km
District headquarters Basti 167 km

Villages closest to Vishunpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vishunpur village had a population of 509. That makes it the 235th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Vishunpur village has 237 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vishunpur has about 1148 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Vishunpur covers 73.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Vishunpur falls under Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Vishunpur is Lohta, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Vishunpur.

Vishunpur is about 167 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vishunpur is in Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Lohta is about 1.8 km away. Varanasi is about 9.0 km away. Bhanpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishunpur (under 2 km), Basti Nathu (3.0 km) and Jagatpur (3.1 km).

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

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