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About Bishwanathpur Village

Bishwanathpur is a mid sized village in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,595, made up of 788 males and 807 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.82 hectares hectares.

Bishwanathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishwanathpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Pindra
Area (hectares) 95.82 hectares
Population 1,595
Male Population 788
Female Population 807
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bishwanathpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishwanathpur is the 127th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 95.82 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Bishwanathpur

Bishwanathpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bishwanathpur as Available within <5 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 Bishwanathpur from other places

Bishwanathpur lies about 40 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Jhingura, about 5.7 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 Bishwanathpur
Nearest railway station Jhingura 5.7 km
Nearest town Mirzāpur 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Pindra 32 km
District headquarters Varanasi 40 km

Villages closest to Bishwanathpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishwanathpur village had a population of 1,595. That makes it the 127th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Bishwanathpur village has 788 males and 807 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishwanathpur has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Bishwanathpur covers 95.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bishwanathpur falls under Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bishwanathpur is Jhingura, about 5.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bishwanathpur.

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

Bishwanathpur is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. Jhingura is about 5.7 km away. Mirzāpur is about 8.5 km away. Pindra 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 Isarwarpur (under 2 km), Sharawa (under 2 km) and Belwariya (1.7 km).

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

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