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About Binsa Village

Binsa is a large village in Karai Parsurai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,269, made up of 1,179 males and 1,090 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Binsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Binsa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Karai Parsurai
Pincode 801304
Area (hectares) 238 hectares
Population 2,269
Male Population 1,179
Female Population 1,090
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Binsa compares

By the 2011 count Binsa is the 11th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,684 residents. Its 238 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Binsa

Binsa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Binsa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Binsa from other places

Binsa lies about 29 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Gawaspur, about 3.2 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 Binsa
Nearest railway station Gawaspur 3.2 km
Nearest town Hilsa 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Karai Parsurai 29 km
District headquarters Nalanda 29 km

Villages closest to Binsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karai Parsurai 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 Binsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Binsa village had a population of 2,269. That makes it the 11th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,684 residents.

Binsa village has 1,179 males and 1,090 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Binsa has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Binsa is 801304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Binsa covers 238 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Binsa falls under Karai Parsurai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Binsa is Gawaspur, about 3.2 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 km distance for Binsa.

Binsa is about 29 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Binsa is in Karai Parsurai tehsil of Nalanda district. Gawaspur is about 3.2 km away. Hilsa is about 13 km away. Karai Parsurai is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandhauli (under 2 km), Asia (under 2 km) and Abupur (1.7 km).

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

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