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About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is a small village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 310, made up of 154 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Pincode 273209
Area (hectares) 50.49 hectares
Population 310
Male Population 154
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
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 Bishunpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishunpur is the 235th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 50.49 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Bishunpur

Bishunpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bishunpur 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 Bishunpur from other places

Bishunpur 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 Bishunpur
Nearest railway station Maghar 9.4 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahjanwa 13 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 28 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishunpur village had a population of 310. That makes it the 235th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Bishunpur village has 154 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Bishunpur is 273209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishunpur covers 50.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bishunpur falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur 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 within <5 km distance for Bishunpur.

Bishunpur 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.

Bishunpur is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Maghar is about 9.4 km away. Khalīlābād is about 12 km away. Sahjanwa is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bisunpur (under 2 km), Deoria (under 2 km) and Saira (1.6 km).

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

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