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About Banspur Village

Banspur is a mid sized village in Gaunaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,071, made up of 550 males and 521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.2 hectares hectares.

Banspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banspur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Gaunaha
Area (hectares) 167.2 hectares
Population 1,071
Male Population 550
Female Population 521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banspur compares

By the 2011 count Banspur is the 63rd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents. Its 167.2 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Banspur

Banspur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banspur as Available within <5 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 Banspur from other places

Banspur lies about 28 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bhitiharwa Ashram, about 6.0 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 Banspur
Nearest railway station Bhitiharwa Ashram 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Gaunaha 9.0 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 16 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 28 km

Villages closest to Banspur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banspur village had a population of 1,071. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents.

Banspur village has 550 males and 521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banspur has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Banspur covers 167.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banspur falls under Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Banspur is Bhitiharwa Ashram, about 6.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banspur.

Banspur is about 28 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banspur is in Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Bhitiharwa Ashram is about 6.0 km away. Gaunaha is about 9.0 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pararauna (under 2 km), Bahuarwa (under 2 km) and Araria (1.8 km).

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

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