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About Bhisti Village

Bhisti is a small village in Phansidewa tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 459, made up of 227 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhisti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhisti village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Phansidewa
Pincode 734434
Area (hectares) 106.84 hectares
Population 459
Male Population 227
Female Population 232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
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 Bhisti compares

By the 2011 count Bhisti is the 87th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 106.84 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Bhisti

Bhisti is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhisti 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. The nearest villages by name are Baramala, Bhaishdubi, Bhalamanashi and Bharia Danga. 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 Bhisti

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhisti village had a population of 459. That makes it the 87th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Bhisti village has 227 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhisti has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Bhisti is 734434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhisti covers 106.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhisti falls under Phansidewa tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bhisti notes the nearest railway station 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 Bhisti.

Bhisti is in Phansidewa tehsil of Darjiling 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 Bhisti today is likely to be higher.

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