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About Bishahar Village

Bishahar is a large village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,066, made up of 1,624 males and 1,442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishahar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Raiganj
Pincode 733123
Area (hectares) 218.54 hectares
Population 3,066
Male Population 1,624
Female Population 1,442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bishahar compares

By the 2011 count Bishahar is the 39th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 218.54 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Bishahar

Bishahar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bishahar as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Bhupalpur, Bijgaon, Bindol and Birahimkhanda. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bishahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishahar village had a population of 3,066. That makes it the 39th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Bishahar village has 1,624 males and 1,442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishahar has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Bishahar is 733123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishahar covers 218.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bishahar falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bishahar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Bishahar is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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