About Bansgaon Village

Bansgaon is a large village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,548, made up of 2,357 males and 2,191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 396 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bansgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansgaon village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Pincode	855102
Area (hectares)	396 hectares
Population	4,548
Male Population	2,357
Female Population	2,191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bansgaon compares

By the 2011 count Bansgaon is the 12th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 396 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Bansgaon

Bansgaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bansgaon 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bansgaon from other places

Bansgaon lies about 41 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kachna, about 7.1 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 Bansgaon
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	6.3 km
Nearest railway station	Kachna	7.1 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	15 km
District headquarters	Katihar	41 km

Villages closest to Bansgaon

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 Bansgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansgaon village had a population of 4,548. That makes it the 12th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Bansgaon village has 2,357 males and 2,191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansgaon has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

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

Bansgaon covers 396 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bansgaon falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bansgaon is Kachna, about 7.1 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 10+ km distance for Bansgaon.

Bansgaon is about 41 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bansgaon is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Barsoi is about 6.3 km away. Kachna is about 7.1 km away. Rāiganj is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.