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About Bishunpur Jaraha Village

Bishunpur Jaraha is a mid sized village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 692, made up of 360 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.17 hectares hectares.

Bishunpur Jaraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur Jaraha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Chunar
Area (hectares) 174.17 hectares
Population 692
Male Population 360
Female Population 332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bishunpur Jaraha compares

By the 2011 count Bishunpur Jaraha is the 320th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 174.17 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Bishunpur Jaraha

Bishunpur Jaraha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bishunpur Jaraha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Jaraha from other places

Bishunpur Jaraha lies about 40 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Lohta, about 1.8 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 Jaraha
Nearest railway station Lohta 1.8 km
Nearest town Varanasi 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Chunar 20 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 40 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur Jaraha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishunpur Jaraha village had a population of 692. That makes it the 320th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Bishunpur Jaraha village has 360 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur Jaraha has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Bishunpur Jaraha covers 174.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bishunpur Jaraha falls under Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur Jaraha is Lohta, about 1.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bishunpur Jaraha.

Bishunpur Jaraha is about 40 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishunpur Jaraha is in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. Lohta is about 1.8 km away. Varanasi is about 9.0 km away. Chunar is about 20 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), Faridpur (3.3 km) and Bedauli (3.5 km).

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

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