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About Bisheghata Village

Bisheghata is a small village in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 85, made up of 42 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bisheghata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bisheghata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Bolpur Sriniketan
Pincode 731204
Area (hectares) 63.84 hectares
Population 85
Male Population 42
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bisheghata compares

By the 2011 count Bisheghata is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 63.84 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Bisheghata

Bisheghata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bisheghata as Available within 5 - 10 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bisheghata from other places

Bisheghata lies about 20 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 3.5 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 Bisheghata
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 3.5 km
Nearest town Sainthia 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bolpur Sriniketan 20 km
District headquarters Birbhum 20 km

Villages closest to Bisheghata

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bolpur Sriniketan 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 Bisheghata

As per the Census of India 2011, Bisheghata village had a population of 85. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Bisheghata village has 42 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bisheghata has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Bisheghata is 731204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bisheghata covers 63.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bisheghata falls under Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bisheghata is Mallarpur, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bisheghata.

Bisheghata is about 20 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bisheghata is in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 3.5 km away. Sainthia is about 12 km away. Bolpur Sriniketan is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramchandrapur (2.6 km), Rasulpur (3.8 km) and Kandarpapur (3.9 km).

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

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