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About Bishnupur Village

Bishnupur is a mid sized village in Mohammad Bazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,507, made up of 757 males and 750 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishnupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishnupur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mohammad Bazar
Pincode 731127
Area (hectares) 217.08 hectares
Population 1,507
Male Population 757
Female Population 750
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bishnupur compares

By the 2011 count Bishnupur is the 41st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 217.08 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Bishnupur

Bishnupur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bishnupur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bishnupur from other places

Bishnupur lies about 14 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 12 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 Bishnupur
Nearest town Rampur Hat 12 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammad Bazar 14 km
District headquarters Birbhum 14 km

Villages closest to Bishnupur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohammad Bazar 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 Bishnupur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishnupur village had a population of 1,507. That makes it the 41st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Bishnupur village has 757 males and 750 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishnupur has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Bishnupur is 731127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishnupur covers 217.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bishnupur falls under Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bishnupur is Rampurhat Junction, about 12 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 village for Bishnupur.

Bishnupur is about 14 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishnupur is in Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampur Hat is about 12 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 12 km away. Mohammad Bazar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalidaha (under 2 km), Kalidaha Khayrapara (under 2 km) and Kaniara (6.0 km).

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

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