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About Bistupur Village

Bistupur is a large village in Kanksa tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,992, made up of 1,527 males and 1,465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3488.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bistupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bistupur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Kanksa
Pincode 713216
Area (hectares) 3488.03 hectares
Population 2,992
Male Population 1,527
Female Population 1,465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
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 Bistupur compares

By the 2011 count Bistupur is the 9th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 3488.03 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Bistupur

Bistupur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bistupur 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 Bistupur from other places

Bistupur lies about 92 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Kunuri, about 14 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 Bistupur
Nearest town Siuri 13 km
Nearest railway station Kunuri 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanksa 18 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 92 km

Villages closest to Bistupur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bistupur village had a population of 2,992. That makes it the 9th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Bistupur village has 1,527 males and 1,465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bistupur has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Bistupur is 713216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bistupur covers 3488.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bistupur falls under Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bistupur is Kunuri, about 14 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 Bistupur.

Bistupur is about 92 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bistupur is in Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman district. Siuri is about 13 km away. Kunuri is about 14 km away. Kanksa 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 Chak Bishnupur (under 2 km), Chua (2.2 km) and Kuldiha (3.7 km).

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

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