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About Biswanathpur Village

Biswanathpur is a large village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,952, made up of 1,476 males and 1,476 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Biswanathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Biswanathpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Khargram
Pincode 742157
Area (hectares) 176.23 hectares
Population 2,952
Male Population 1,476
Female Population 1,476
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Biswanathpur compares

By the 2011 count Biswanathpur is the 31st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 176.23 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Biswanathpur

Biswanathpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Biswanathpur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Biswanathpur from other places

Biswanathpur lies about 35 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 16 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 Biswanathpur
Tehsil headquarters Khargram 14 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 16 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 16 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 35 km

Villages closest to Biswanathpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Biswanathpur village had a population of 2,952. That makes it the 31st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Biswanathpur village has 1,476 males and 1,476 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Biswanathpur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Biswanathpur is 742157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Biswanathpur covers 176.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Biswanathpur falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Biswanathpur is Rampurhat Junction, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Biswanathpur.

Biswanathpur is about 35 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Biswanathpur is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Khargram is about 14 km away. Rampur Hat is about 16 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarbbamangalapur (under 2 km), Dakshin Gangarampur (1.5 km) and Durga Rampur (1.5 km).

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

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