About Bishnupur Village

Bishnupur is a small village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 424, made up of 223 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721143, 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	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Sankrail
Pincode	721143
Area (hectares)	48.42 hectares
Population	424
Male Population	223
Female Population	201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bishnupur compares

By the 2011 count Bishnupur is the 98th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 48.42 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

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 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 84 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Joka, about 8.6 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	Joka	8.6 km
Nearest town	Maheshtala	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sankrail	19 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	84 km

Villages closest to Bishnupur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sankrail 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 424. That makes it the 98th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Bishnupur village has 223 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishnupur has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Bishnupur is 721143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishnupur covers 48.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bishnupur falls under Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bishnupur is Joka, about 8.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bishnupur.

Bishnupur is about 84 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishnupur is in Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Joka is about 8.6 km away. Maheshtala is about 14 km away. Sankrail is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.