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About Bishun Purwa Village

Bishun Purwa is a small village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 369, made up of 196 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishun Purwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishun Purwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Pincode 231213
Area (hectares) 32.17 hectares
Population 369
Male Population 196
Female Population 173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bishun Purwa compares

By the 2011 count Bishun Purwa is the 481st largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 32.17 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Bishun Purwa

Bishun Purwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bishun Purwa 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bishun Purwa from other places

Bishun Purwa lies about 18 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Churk, about 15 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 Bishun Purwa
Nearest railway station Churk 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 18 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 18 km

Villages closest to Bishun Purwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Robertsganj 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 Bishun Purwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishun Purwa village had a population of 369. That makes it the 481st largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Bishun Purwa village has 196 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishun Purwa has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Bishun Purwa is 231213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishun Purwa covers 32.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bishun Purwa falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bishun Purwa is Churk, about 15 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 - 10 km distance for Bishun Purwa.

Bishun Purwa is about 18 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishun Purwa is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Churk is about 15 km away. Robertsganj is about 18 km away. Sonbhadra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurouty Khurd (under 2 km), Gurautykalan (under 2 km) and Naranga (under 2 km).

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

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