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About Biswanathpur Village

Biswanathpur is a mid sized village in Ramnagar I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 941, made up of 477 males and 464 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721441, 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 Ramnagar I
Pincode 721441
Area (hectares) 186.96 hectares
Population 941
Male Population 477
Female Population 464
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Biswanathpur compares

By the 2011 count Biswanathpur is the 68th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents. Its 186.96 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Biswanathpur

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 <5 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 Ramnagar 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 Ramnagar 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 941. That makes it the 68th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents.

Biswanathpur village has 477 males and 464 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Biswanathpur has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Biswanathpur is 721441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Biswanathpur covers 186.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Biswanathpur falls under Ramnagar 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 <5 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 Ramnagar I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Haldia is about 1.9 km away. Ramnagar 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 Haldia (1.8 km), Dakshin Basulipat (3.5 km) and Uttar Basulipat (3.5 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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