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About Bansohi Village

Bansohi is a large village in Mashrakh tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,171, made up of 1,633 males and 1,538 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares.

Bansohi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansohi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Mashrakh
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 3,171
Male Population 1,633
Female Population 1,538
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bansohi compares

By the 2011 count Bansohi is the 16th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,844 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Bansohi

Bansohi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bansohi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bansohi from other places

Bansohi lies about 11 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Barkagaon Halt, about under 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 Bansohi
Nearest railway station Barkagaon Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mashrakh 11 km
District headquarters Saran 11 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 15 km

Villages closest to Bansohi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansohi village had a population of 3,171. That makes it the 16th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,844 residents.

Bansohi village has 1,633 males and 1,538 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansohi has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Bansohi covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bansohi falls under Mashrakh tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bansohi is Barkagaon Halt, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bansohi.

Bansohi is about 11 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bansohi is in Mashrakh tehsil of Saran district. Barkagaon Halt is about under 2 km away. Mashrakh is about 11 km away. Saran is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madarpur (7.6 km), Barahimpur Chakarpan (10.0 km) and Barahimpur Gopi (10.0 km).

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

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