About Bishnupur Village

Bishnupur is one of the larger villages in Raninagar I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,320, made up of 4,172 males and 4,148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 936.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742302, 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	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Raninagar I
Pincode	742302
Area (hectares)	936.61 hectares
Population	8,320
Male Population	4,172
Female Population	4,148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bishnupur compares

By the 2011 count Bishnupur is the 4th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,889 residents. Its 936.61 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Balumati, Barabila, Begampur and Binodpur. 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.

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Common questions about Bishnupur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishnupur village had a population of 8,320. That makes it the 4th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,889 residents.

Bishnupur village has 4,172 males and 4,148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishnupur has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Bishnupur is 742302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishnupur covers 936.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bishnupur falls under Raninagar I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bishnupur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bishnupur.

Bishnupur is in Raninagar I tehsil of Murshidabad 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.