About Bishnupur Village

Bishnupur is a large village in Patharpratima tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,599, made up of 1,327 males and 1,272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 399.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743371, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishnupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishnupur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Patharpratima
Pincode	743371
Area (hectares)	399.9 hectares
Population	2,599
Male Population	1,327
Female Population	1,272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bishnupur compares

By the 2011 count Bishnupur is the 59th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents. Its 399.9 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Bishnupur

Bishnupur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bishnupur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bishnupur from other places

Bishnupur lies about 36 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Ukilerhat, about 19 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 Bishnupur
Tehsil headquarters	Patharpratima	7.8 km
Nearest railway station	Ukilerhat	19 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	36 km
Nearest town	Jaynagar Majilpur	37 km

Villages closest to Bishnupur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishnupur village had a population of 2,599. That makes it the 59th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents.

Bishnupur village has 1,327 males and 1,272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishnupur has about 959 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 958.

The pincode recorded for Bishnupur is 743371. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishnupur covers 399.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bishnupur falls under Patharpratima tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bishnupur is Ukilerhat, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Bishnupur.

Bishnupur is about 36 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.

Bishnupur is in Patharpratima tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Patharpratima is about 7.8 km away. Ukilerhat is about 19 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.