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About Bishunpurwa Village

Bishunpurwa is a mid sized village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 738, made up of 381 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.06 hectares hectares.

Bishunpurwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpurwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Area (hectares) 53.06 hectares
Population 738
Male Population 381
Female Population 357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bishunpurwa compares

By the 2011 count Bishunpurwa is the 260th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 53.06 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Bishunpurwa

Bishunpurwa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bishunpurwa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bishunpurwa from other places

Bishunpurwa lies about 32 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Dobhi, about 4.7 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 Bishunpurwa
Nearest railway station Dobhi 4.7 km
Nearest town Lalganj 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 32 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 32 km

Villages closest to Bishunpurwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishunpurwa village had a population of 738. That makes it the 260th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Bishunpurwa village has 381 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpurwa has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Bishunpurwa covers 53.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bishunpurwa falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpurwa is Dobhi, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bishunpurwa.

Bishunpurwa is about 32 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishunpurwa is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Dobhi is about 4.7 km away. Lalganj is about 16 km away. Kerakat is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bisapur (under 2 km), Kukraundha (under 2 km) and Ailia (under 2 km).

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

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