About Bishnupur Village

Bishnupur is a mid sized village in Basirhat II tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,400, made up of 719 males and 681 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743293, 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	North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Basirhat II
Pincode	743293
Area (hectares)	38.99 hectares
Population	1,400
Male Population	719
Female Population	681
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bishnupur compares

By the 2011 count Bishnupur is the 50th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,164 residents. Its 38.99 hectares work out to about 36 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 948.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 12 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Thakurnagar, about 2.4 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 railway station	Thakurnagar	2.4 km
Nearest town	Gobārdānga	6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Basirhat II	12 km
District headquarters	North Twenty Four Parganas	12 km

Villages closest to Bishnupur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishnupur village had a population of 1,400. That makes it the 50th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,164 residents.

Bishnupur village has 719 males and 681 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishnupur has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Bishnupur is 743293. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishnupur covers 38.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bishnupur falls under Basirhat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bishnupur is Thakurnagar, about 2.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bishnupur.

Bishnupur is about 12 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishnupur is in Basirhat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Thakurnagar is about 2.4 km away. Gobārdānga is about 6.3 km away. Basirhat II is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.