North-Eastern India
Manipur
Bishnupur

Bishnupur

Bishnupur is a town in Bishnupur district in the state of , . It derived its name from an ancient Vishnu temple located in the town. There is no official record of when exactly the town was named but it is likely during the reign of Bhagyachandra in the mid 18th century.
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  • Type: Town with 5,000 residents
  • Description: town of Manipur, India
  • Also known as: “Bishenpur” and “Bishnupur, Manipur”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vishnu Temple.

Hindu temple
Photo: Anilkumar Yumnam, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Hindu temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Toubul and Ningthoukhong.

Village
Photo: Thoudam doren, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the Bishnupur district of , , with a total population of around 4044 people as per the 2001 census. The village is surrounded by farmlands in the west, north, and south, and by Loktak Lake in the east. is situated 3½ km east of Bishnupur.

Village
Manipur is a state, rich in history, culture and natural beauty. Ancient Manipur was one of Asia's oldest human civilisations. It was known for the arts, language, philosophy, politics and sports. is situated 6 km south of Bishnupur.

Bishnupur

Latitude
24.62673° or 24° 37′ 36″ north
Longitude
93.76005° or 93° 45′ 36″ east
Population
5,000
Elevation
809 metres (2,654 feet)
Open location code
7MPMJQG6+M2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 245724723
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
8740324
Wiki­data ID
Q1447582
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Vietnamese—“Bishnupur” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “বিষ্ণুপুর”
  • Bishnupriya: “বিষ্ণুপুর”
  • Chinese: “Bishnupur”
  • Chinese: “比什努布尔”
  • Chinese: “毗湿奴布尔”
  • Dutch: “Bishnupur”
  • French: “Bishnupur”
  • German: “Bishnupur”
  • Gujarati: “વિષ્ણુપુર”
  • Hindi: “बिष्णुपुर, मणिपुर”
  • Hindi: “बिष्णुपुर”
  • Hindi: “विष्णुपुर”
  • Irish: “Bishnupur”
  • Italian: “Bishnupur”
  • Japanese: “ビシェンプール”
  • Japanese: “ビシュヌプール”
  • Kannada: “ಬಿಷ್ಣುಪುರ್”
  • Kashmiri: “بیشنوپور”
  • Korean: “비슈누푸르”
  • Malay: “Bishnupur, Bishnupur”
  • Malay: “Bishnupur”
  • Malayalam: “ബിഷ്ണുപൂർ (ലമാങ്‌ഡോംഗ്)”
  • Malayalam: “ബിഷ്ണുപൂർ”
  • Manipuri: “ꯂꯃꯥꯡꯗꯣꯡ”
  • Marathi: “बिश्नुपुर”
  • Marathi: “बिश्नुपूर”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Bishnupur”
  • Portuguese: “Bishnupur”
  • Russian: “Бишнупур”
  • Spanish: “Bishnupur”
  • Tamil: “பிஷ்ணுபூர், மணிப்பூர்”
  • Tamil: “பிஷ்ணுபூர்”
  • Telugu: “బిష్ణుపూర్”
  • Ukrainian: “Бішнупур”
  • Urdu: “بشنو پور، منی پور”
  • Urdu: “بیشنوپور”
  • Vietnamese: “Bishnupur”

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