About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is a mid sized village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,106, made up of 554 males and 552 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Karandighi
Pincode	733201
Area (hectares)	131.92 hectares
Population	1,106
Male Population	554
Female Population	552
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Bishunpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishunpur is the 125th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 131.92 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Bishunpur

Bishunpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bishunpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bishunpur from other places

Bishunpur 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 Bishunpur
Tehsil headquarters	Karandighi	5.9 km
Nearest railway station	Sudhani	7.4 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	17 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	24 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishunpur village had a population of 1,106. That makes it the 125th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Bishunpur village has 554 males and 552 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Bishunpur is 733201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishunpur covers 131.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bishunpur falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur is Sudhani, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Bishunpur 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.

Bishunpur is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Karandighi is about 5.9 km away. Sudhani is about 7.4 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.