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About Bishnubar Village

Bishnubar is a mid sized village in Kolaghat tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 802, made up of 418 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.71 hectares hectares.

Bishnubar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishnubar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Kolaghat
Area (hectares) 13.71 hectares
Population 802
Male Population 418
Female Population 384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
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 Bishnubar compares

By the 2011 count Bishnubar is the 83rd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 13.71 hectares work out to about 58 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Bishnubar

Bishnubar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bishnubar 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. The nearest villages by name are Barisha, Bathan Berya, Benia and Betberya. 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.

Common questions about Bishnubar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishnubar village had a population of 802. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Bishnubar village has 418 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishnubar has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Bishnubar covers 13.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 58 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bishnubar falls under Kolaghat tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

Bishnubar is in Kolaghat 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.

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

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