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About Bishweshwarpur Village

Bishweshwarpur is a large village in Magrahat II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,443, made up of 2,284 males and 2,159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishweshwarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishweshwarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat II
Pincode 743355
Area (hectares) 198.23 hectares
Population 4,443
Male Population 2,284
Female Population 2,159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bishweshwarpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishweshwarpur is the 13th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents. Its 198.23 hectares work out to about 22 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 948.

Getting to Bishweshwarpur

Bishweshwarpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bishweshwarpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bishweshwarpur from other places

Bishweshwarpur lies about 4.2 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bahirpuya Halt, about 4.7 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 Bishweshwarpur
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat II 4.2 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Bahirpuya Halt 4.7 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 5.3 km

Villages closest to Bishweshwarpur

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

Common questions about Bishweshwarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishweshwarpur village had a population of 4,443. That makes it the 13th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents.

Bishweshwarpur village has 2,284 males and 2,159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishweshwarpur has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Bishweshwarpur is 743355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishweshwarpur covers 198.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bishweshwarpur falls under Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bishweshwarpur is Bahirpuya Halt, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bishweshwarpur.

Bishweshwarpur is about 4.2 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.

Bishweshwarpur is in Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Magrahat II is about 4.2 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 4.2 km away. Bahirpuya Halt is about 4.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Mukundapur (under 2 km), Paran Khali (1.9 km) and Bankadwar (2.3 km).

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

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