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About Biswanathpur Village

Biswanathpur is a large village in Deganga tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,585, made up of 2,362 males and 2,223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743423, 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 North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Deganga
Pincode 743423
Area (hectares) 289.18 hectares
Population 4,585
Male Population 2,362
Female Population 2,223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Biswanathpur compares

By the 2011 count Biswanathpur is the 17th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,893 residents. Its 289.18 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Biswanathpur

Biswanathpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Biswanathpur 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 <5 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 20 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Beliaghata Road, about 3.7 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 Deganga 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Beliaghata Road 3.7 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 16 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 20 km

Villages closest to Biswanathpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Deganga 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 4,585. That makes it the 17th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,893 residents.

Biswanathpur village has 2,362 males and 2,223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Biswanathpur has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Biswanathpur is 743423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Biswanathpur covers 289.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Biswanathpur falls under Deganga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Biswanathpur is Beliaghata Road, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Biswanathpur is about 20 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.

Biswanathpur is in Deganga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Deganga is about 2.5 km away. Beliaghata Road is about 3.7 km away. Bārāsat 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 Kalijug Biswanathpur (under 2 km), Deganga (2.5 km) and Belpur (4.9 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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