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About Biswanathpur Village

Biswanathpur is a small village in Egra I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 353, made up of 183 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721448, 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 Egra I
Pincode 721448
Area (hectares) 58.38 hectares
Population 353
Male Population 183
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
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 Biswanathpur compares

By the 2011 count Biswanathpur is the 105th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 58.38 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

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 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 Egra I 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 Egra I 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 353. That makes it the 105th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Biswanathpur village has 183 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Biswanathpur has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Biswanathpur is 721448. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Biswanathpur covers 58.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Biswanathpur falls under Egra I 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 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 Egra I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Haldia is about 1.9 km away. Egra I 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 Hatbar (3.1 km), Manika Dighi (3.5 km) and Asda Dakshin (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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