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About Bishhunpur Village

Bishhunpur is a mid sized village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 665, made up of 443 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 501 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.43 hectares hectares.

Bishhunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishhunpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Area (hectares) 30.43 hectares
Population 665
Male Population 443
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 501
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bishhunpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishhunpur is the 302nd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 30.43 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Bishhunpur

Bishhunpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bishhunpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Bishhunpur from other places

Bishhunpur lies about 28 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Maghar, about 9.4 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 Bishhunpur
Nearest railway station Maghar 9.4 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 15 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 28 km

Villages closest to Bishhunpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishhunpur village had a population of 665. That makes it the 302nd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Bishhunpur village has 443 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishhunpur has about 501 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Bishhunpur covers 30.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bishhunpur falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bishhunpur is Maghar, about 9.4 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 for Bishhunpur.

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

Bishhunpur is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Maghar is about 9.4 km away. Khalīlābād is about 12 km away. Khajni is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Touliabhar Urf Bisunpur (under 2 km), Kol (1.7 km) and Chand Par (2.0 km).

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

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