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About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is a small village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 304, made up of 160 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.47 hectares hectares.

Bishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 36.47 hectares
Population 304
Male Population 160
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 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 377th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents. Its 36.47 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 955.

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 - 10 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 20 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Ghughuli, about 14 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 Maharajganj 4.0 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Ghughuli 14 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 20 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maharajganj 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 304. That makes it the 377th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents.

Bishunpur village has 160 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Bishunpur covers 36.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bishunpur falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur is Ghughuli, about 14 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bishunpur.

Bishunpur is about 20 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishunpur is in Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Maharajganj is about 4.0 km away. Mahārāganj is about 4.0 km away. Ghughuli is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishunpurb Madehar (under 2 km), Karmha (under 2 km) and Sohrauna (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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