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About Bishwanathpur Village

Bishwanathpur is a mid sized village in Potashpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 779, made up of 404 males and 375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721439, 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 Potashpur I
Pincode 721439
Area (hectares) 156.55 hectares
Population 779
Male Population 404
Female Population 375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bishwanathpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishwanathpur is the 71st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents. Its 156.55 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Bishwanathpur

Bishwanathpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bishwanathpur as Available within village. 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 Baruipur, Basudebpur, Belda and Bhadna. 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 Bishwanathpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishwanathpur village had a population of 779. That makes it the 71st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents.

Bishwanathpur village has 404 males and 375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishwanathpur has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Bishwanathpur is 721439. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishwanathpur covers 156.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bishwanathpur falls under Potashpur 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bishwanathpur.

Bishwanathpur is in Potashpur 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.

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

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