About Bishnupur Village

Bishnupur is a mid sized village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,049, made up of 541 males and 508 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742122, 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	Sagardighi
Pincode	742122
Area (hectares)	241.27 hectares
Population	1,049
Male Population	541
Female Population	508
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
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 Bishnupur compares

By the 2011 count Bishnupur is the 94th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 241.27 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Bishnupur

Bishnupur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bishnupur 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 Bishnupur from other places

Bishnupur lies about 39 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 12 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 Bishnupur
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	12 km
Nearest railway station	Rampurhat Junction	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sagardighi	28 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	39 km

Villages closest to Bishnupur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishnupur village had a population of 1,049. That makes it the 94th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Bishnupur village has 541 males and 508 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishnupur has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Bishnupur is 742122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishnupur covers 241.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bishnupur falls under Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bishnupur is Rampurhat Junction, about 12 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 Bishnupur.

Bishnupur is about 39 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishnupur is in Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Rampur Hat is about 12 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 12 km away. Sagardighi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.