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About Biswanathpur Village

Biswanathpur is a small village in Deshopran tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 299, made up of 141 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,121 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721464, 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 Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Deshopran
Pincode 721464
Area (hectares) 38.17 hectares
Population 299
Male Population 141
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,121
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Biswanathpur compares

By the 2011 count Biswanathpur is the 138th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 38.17 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Biswanathpur

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

Biswanathpur lies about 17 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Haldia, about 1.9 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
Nearest railway station Haldia 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Deshopran 17 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 17 km

Villages closest to Biswanathpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Deshopran 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 299. That makes it the 138th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Biswanathpur village has 141 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Biswanathpur has about 1121 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Biswanathpur is 721464. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Biswanathpur covers 38.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Biswanathpur falls under Deshopran tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Biswanathpur is Haldia, about 1.9 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 - 10 km distance for Biswanathpur.

Biswanathpur is about 17 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Biswanathpur is in Deshopran tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Haldia is about 1.9 km away. Deshopran is about 17 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manikpur (3.5 km), Bhabanipur (3.6 km) and Dakshin Ada Berya (7.5 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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