About Bishnupur Village

Bishnupur is a large village in Hemtabad tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,397, made up of 1,767 males and 1,630 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 460.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733134, 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	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Hemtabad
Pincode	733134
Area (hectares)	460.78 hectares
Population	3,397
Male Population	1,767
Female Population	1,630
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bishnupur compares

By the 2011 count Bishnupur is the 6th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents. Its 460.78 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

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 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 Bishnupur from other places

Bishnupur lies about 17 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Sudhani, about 7.4 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	Sudhani	7.4 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	17 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hemtabad	29 km

Villages closest to Bishnupur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hemtabad 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 3,397. That makes it the 6th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents.

Bishnupur village has 1,767 males and 1,630 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishnupur has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Bishnupur is 733134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishnupur covers 460.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bishnupur falls under Hemtabad tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bishnupur is Sudhani, about 7.4 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 village for Bishnupur.

Bishnupur is about 17 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishnupur is in Hemtabad tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Sudhani is about 7.4 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 17 km away. Rāiganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.