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About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is a small village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 288, made up of 154 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.4 hectares hectares.

Bishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 20.4 hectares
Population 288
Male Population 154
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bishunpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishunpur is the 412th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 20.4 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Bishunpur

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

Bishunpur lies about 32 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Shahganj Junction, about 8.9 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
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Shahganj Junction 8.9 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 8.9 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 32 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahganj 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 288. That makes it the 412th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Bishunpur village has 154 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Bishunpur covers 20.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bishunpur falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur is Shahganj Junction, about 8.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bishunpur.

Bishunpur 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.

Bishunpur is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Shahganj is about 8.9 km away. Shahganj Junction is about 8.9 km away. Shāhganj is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Etauri (under 2 km), Udopatti (under 2 km) and Malookpur (under 2 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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