About Bishwanathpur Village

Bishwanathpur is a large village in Contai I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,853, made up of 1,497 males and 1,356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721452, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishwanathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishwanathpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Contai I
Pincode	721452
Area (hectares)	153.78 hectares
Population	2,853
Male Population	1,497
Female Population	1,356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	906
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 Bishwanathpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishwanathpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 153.78 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Bishwanathpur

Bishwanathpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bishwanathpur 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. The nearest villages by name are Betgerya, Bhandu Basan, Bhuianpada and Bhupatinagar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bishwanathpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishwanathpur village had a population of 2,853. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Bishwanathpur village has 1,497 males and 1,356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishwanathpur has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Bishwanathpur is 721452. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishwanathpur covers 153.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bishwanathpur falls under Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bishwanathpur notes the nearest railway station 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 Bishwanathpur.

Bishwanathpur is in Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.