About Bishnupur Village

Bishnupur is a large village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,425, made up of 1,252 males and 1,173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733127, 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	Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil	Tapan
Pincode	733127
Area (hectares)	208.9 hectares
Population	2,425
Male Population	1,252
Female Population	1,173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bishnupur compares

By the 2011 count Bishnupur is the 17th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 208.9 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

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 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bishnupur from other places

Bishnupur lies about 155 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, 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
Tehsil headquarters	Tapan	11 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	12 km
Nearest railway station	Rampurhat Junction	12 km
District headquarters	Dakshin Dinajpur	155 km

Villages closest to Bishnupur

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

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Common questions about Bishnupur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishnupur village had a population of 2,425. That makes it the 17th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Bishnupur village has 1,252 males and 1,173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishnupur has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Bishnupur is 733127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishnupur covers 208.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bishnupur falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bishnupur.

Bishnupur is about 155 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishnupur is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Tapan is about 11 km away. Rampur Hat is about 12 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.