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About Bishnupur Village

Bishnupur is a large village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,919, made up of 1,537 males and 1,382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281.45 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 Raiganj
Pincode 733134
Area (hectares) 281.45 hectares
Population 2,919
Male Population 1,537
Female Population 1,382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bishnupur compares

By the 2011 count Bishnupur is the 42nd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 281.45 hectares work out to about 10 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 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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 45 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Azamnagar Road, about 11 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 Azamnagar Road 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Raiganj 21 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 21 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 45 km

Villages closest to Bishnupur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raiganj 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 2,919. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Bishnupur village has 1,537 males and 1,382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishnupur has about 899 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 Bishnupur is 733134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishnupur covers 281.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bishnupur is Azamnagar Road, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Bishnupur is about 45 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 Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Azamnagar Road is about 11 km away. Raiganj is about 21 km away. Rāiganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aulabari (1.5 km), Rampur (2.4 km) and Mukundapur (2.7 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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