About Bans Kota Village

Bans Kota is a large village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,754, made up of 2,367 males and 2,387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bans Kota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bans Kota village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Pincode	855102
Area (hectares)	125 hectares
Population	4,754
Male Population	2,367
Female Population	2,387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,008
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bans Kota compares

By the 2011 count Bans Kota is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Bans Kota

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

How far is Bans Kota from other places

Bans Kota lies about 40 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dhachna, about 4.8 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 Bans Kota
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	3.7 km
Nearest railway station	Dhachna	4.8 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	16 km
District headquarters	Katihar	40 km

Villages closest to Bans Kota

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barsoi 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 Bans Kota

As per the Census of India 2011, Bans Kota village had a population of 4,754. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Bans Kota village has 2,367 males and 2,387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bans Kota has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Bans Kota is 855102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bans Kota covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bans Kota falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bans Kota is Dhachna, about 4.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bans Kota.

Bans Kota is about 40 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bans Kota is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Barsoi is about 3.7 km away. Dhachna is about 4.8 km away. Rāiganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.