About Bishannagar Village

Bishannagar is one of the larger villages in Beldanga I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,896, made up of 6,641 males and 6,255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 617.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishannagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishannagar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Beldanga I
Pincode	742133
Area (hectares)	617.12 hectares
Population	12,896
Male Population	6,641
Female Population	6,255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bishannagar compares

By the 2011 count Bishannagar is the 7th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 5,645 residents. Its 617.12 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Bishannagar

Bishannagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bishannagar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bishannagar from other places

Bishannagar lies about 31 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Karnasubarna, about 21 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 Bishannagar
Nearest town	Kāndi	16 km
Nearest railway station	Karnasubarna	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Beldanga I	31 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	31 km

Villages closest to Bishannagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Beldanga I 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 Bishannagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishannagar village had a population of 12,896. That makes it the 7th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,645 residents.

Bishannagar village has 6,641 males and 6,255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishannagar has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Bishannagar is 742133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishannagar covers 617.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bishannagar falls under Beldanga I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bishannagar is Karnasubarna, about 21 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 - 10 km distance for Bishannagar.

Bishannagar is about 31 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishannagar is in Beldanga I tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kāndi is about 16 km away. Karnasubarna is about 21 km away. Beldanga I is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.