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About Bishanpur Village

Bishanpur is a mid sized village in Raipur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 553, made up of 285 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Raipur
Pincode 722134
Area (hectares) 105.24 hectares
Population 553
Male Population 285
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bishanpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishanpur is the 117th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 841 residents. Its 105.24 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Bishanpur

Bishanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bishanpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Benasuli, Bera, Bhadli and Bhagra. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bishanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishanpur village had a population of 553. That makes it the 117th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 841 residents.

Bishanpur village has 285 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishanpur has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Bishanpur is 722134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishanpur covers 105.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bishanpur falls under Raipur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bishanpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bishanpur.

Bishanpur is in Raipur tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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