About Bishanpur Village

Bishanpur is a mid sized village in Ratua II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,589, made up of 820 males and 769 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishanpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Ratua II
Pincode	732102
Area (hectares)	120.95 hectares
Population	1,589
Male Population	820
Female Population	769
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bishanpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishanpur is the 35th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,210 residents. Its 120.95 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Bishanpur

Bishanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bishanpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bishanpur from other places

Bishanpur lies about 27 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Bhaluka Road, about 5.0 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 Bishanpur
Nearest railway station	Bhaluka Road	5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ratua II	27 km
District headquarters	Maldah	27 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	27 km

Villages closest to Bishanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ratua II 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 Bishanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishanpur village had a population of 1,589. That makes it the 35th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,210 residents.

Bishanpur village has 820 males and 769 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishanpur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Bishanpur is 732102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishanpur covers 120.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bishanpur falls under Ratua II tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bishanpur is Bhaluka Road, about 5.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bishanpur.

Bishanpur is about 27 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishanpur is in Ratua II tehsil of Maldah district. Bhaluka Road is about 5.0 km away. Ratua II is about 27 km away. Maldah is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.