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About Bishjor Village

Bishjor is a mid sized village in Saltora tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,186, made up of 594 males and 592 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishjor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishjor village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Saltora
Pincode 722158
Area (hectares) 214.86 hectares
Population 1,186
Male Population 594
Female Population 592
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bishjor compares

By the 2011 count Bishjor is the 41st largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 939 residents. Its 214.86 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Bishjor

The census records public bus service for Bishjor 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhuban Bandi, Bhur Kunda Thol, Biharinathparbat and Binoddihi. 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 Bishjor

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishjor village had a population of 1,186. That makes it the 41st largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 939 residents.

Bishjor village has 594 males and 592 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishjor has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Bishjor is 722158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishjor covers 214.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bishjor falls under Saltora tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bishjor notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Bishjor.

Bishjor is in Saltora 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 Bishjor today is likely to be higher.

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