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About Bansipur Village

Bansipur is a mid sized village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,058, made up of 584 males and 474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 812 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares.

Bansipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Shambhuganj
Area (hectares) 51 hectares
Population 1,058
Male Population 584
Female Population 474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 812
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bansipur compares

By the 2011 count Bansipur is the 64th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Bansipur

Bansipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bansipur as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bansipur from other places

Bansipur lies about 34 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Kamarganj, about 14 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 Bansipur
Nearest railway station Kamarganj 14 km
Nearest town Sultānganj 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Shambhuganj 34 km
District headquarters Banka 34 km

Villages closest to Bansipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansipur village had a population of 1,058. That makes it the 64th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Bansipur village has 584 males and 474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansipur has about 812 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 879.

Bansipur covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bansipur falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bansipur is Kamarganj, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bansipur.

Bansipur is about 34 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bansipur is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Kamarganj is about 14 km away. Sultānganj is about 14 km away. Shambhuganj is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chatma (under 2 km), Chatma Arazi (under 2 km) and Sahdeopur (under 2 km).

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

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