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About Dakshin Bishnupur Village

Dakshin Bishnupur is a small village in Bhagawanpur II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 448, made up of 234 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721456, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Bishnupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Bishnupur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Bhagawanpur II
Pincode 721456
Area (hectares) 64.9 hectares
Population 448
Male Population 234
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Bishnupur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Bishnupur is the 119th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,151 residents. Its 64.9 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Dakshin Bishnupur

Dakshin Bishnupur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Bishnupur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dakshin Bishnupur from other places

Dakshin Bishnupur lies about 16 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Haldia, about 7.6 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 Dakshin Bishnupur
Nearest town Monoharpur 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Haldia 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagawanpur II 16 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 16 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Bishnupur

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

Common questions about Dakshin Bishnupur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Bishnupur village had a population of 448. That makes it the 119th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,151 residents.

Dakshin Bishnupur village has 234 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Bishnupur has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Bishnupur is 721456. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Bishnupur covers 64.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Bishnupur falls under Bhagawanpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Bishnupur is Haldia, about 7.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dakshin Bishnupur.

Dakshin Bishnupur is about 16 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Bishnupur is in Bhagawanpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Monoharpur is about 5.9 km away. Haldia is about 7.6 km away. Bhagawanpur II 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 Dakshin Barbaria (under 2 km), Dakshin Baroj Part I (under 2 km) and Dakshin Baroj Part Ii (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dakshin Bishnupur today is likely to be higher.

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