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About Bishnupur Village

Bishnupur is one of the larger villages in Sagar tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,349, made up of 3,311 males and 3,038 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 743.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743373, 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 Sagar
Pincode 743373
Area (hectares) 743.02 hectares
Population 6,349
Male Population 3,311
Female Population 3,038
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bishnupur compares

By the 2011 count Bishnupur is the 13th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 5,048 residents. Its 743.02 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Bishnupur

Bishnupur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bishnupur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bishnupur from other places

Bishnupur lies about 27 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Joka, about 8.8 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
Nearest railway station Joka 8.8 km
Nearest town Maheshtala 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 27 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 27 km

Villages closest to Bishnupur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishnupur village had a population of 6,349. That makes it the 13th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,048 residents.

Bishnupur village has 3,311 males and 3,038 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishnupur has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Bishnupur is 743373. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishnupur covers 743.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bishnupur is Joka, about 8.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bishnupur.

Bishnupur is about 27 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 Sagar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Joka is about 8.8 km away. Maheshtala is about 15 km away. Sagar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sapkhali (under 2 km), Naraharipur (6.1 km) and Bamankhali (7.0 km).

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

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