About Bishra Village

Bishra is a large village in Diamond Harbour II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,274, made up of 2,181 males and 2,093 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishra village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Diamond Harbour II
Pincode	743504
Area (hectares)	120.72 hectares
Population	4,274
Male Population	2,181
Female Population	2,093
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bishra compares

By the 2011 count Bishra is the 5th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents. Its 120.72 hectares work out to about 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Bishra

Bishra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bishra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bishra from other places

Bishra lies about 33 km from South Twenty Four Parganas. 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 Bishra
Nearest town	Diamond Harbour	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Diamond Harbour II	33 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	33 km

Villages closest to Bishra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Diamond Harbour II 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.

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Common questions about Bishra

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishra village had a population of 4,274. That makes it the 5th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents.

Bishra village has 2,181 males and 2,093 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishra has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Bishra is 743504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishra covers 120.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bishra falls under Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bishra 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 village for Bishra.

Bishra is about 33 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishra is in Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Diamond Harbour is about 13 km away. Diamond Harbour II is about 33 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.