About Bansipur Village

Bansipur is a large village in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,189, made up of 1,679 males and 1,510 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 853205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bansipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansipur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Colgong
Pincode	853205
Area (hectares)	134 hectares
Population	3,189
Male Population	1,679
Female Population	1,510
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	899
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bansipur compares

By the 2011 count Bansipur is the 19th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Bansipur

Bansipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bansipur as Available within 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bansipur from other places

Bansipur lies about 30 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 5.4 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 Bansipur
Nearest railway station	Ekchari	5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Colgong	5.7 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	30 km

Villages closest to Bansipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansipur village had a population of 3,189. That makes it the 19th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Bansipur village has 1,679 males and 1,510 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansipur has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Bansipur is 853205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bansipur covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bansipur falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bansipur is Ekchari, about 5.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bansipur.

Bansipur is about 30 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bansipur is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ekchari is about 5.4 km away. Colgong is about 5.7 km away. Bhagalpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.