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About Bansitikar Village

Bansitikar is a large village in Sabour tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,445, made up of 1,281 males and 1,164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.8 hectares hectares.

Bansitikar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansitikar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sabour
Area (hectares) 51.8 hectares
Population 2,445
Male Population 1,281
Female Population 1,164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bansitikar compares

By the 2011 count Bansitikar is the 24th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,892 residents. Its 51.8 hectares work out to about 47 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Bansitikar

Bansitikar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bansitikar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bansitikar from other places

Bansitikar lies about 4.8 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Sabaur, about 2.8 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 Bansitikar
Tehsil headquarters Sabour 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Sabaur 2.8 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 4.8 km
Nearest town Bhāgalpur 4.8 km

Villages closest to Bansitikar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansitikar village had a population of 2,445. That makes it the 24th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,892 residents.

Bansitikar village has 1,281 males and 1,164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansitikar has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 877.

Bansitikar covers 51.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 47 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bansitikar falls under Sabour tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bansitikar is Sabaur, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Bansitikar.

Bansitikar is about 4.8 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bansitikar is in Sabour tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Sabour is about 2.7 km away. Sabaur is about 2.8 km away. Bhagalpur is about 4.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sardho (under 2 km), Dhankar (under 2 km) and Gopalpur (under 2 km).

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

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