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About Bansirsi Village

Bansirsi is a small village in Kondagaon tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 156, made up of 70 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,229 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bansirsi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansirsi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Kondagaon
Pincode 494226
Area (hectares) 88.4 hectares
Population 156
Male Population 70
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,229
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bansirsi compares

By the 2011 count Bansirsi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 927 residents. Its 88.4 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Bansirsi

Bansirsi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bansirsi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bansirsi from other places

Bansirsi lies about 57 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Bade Arapur, about 71 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 Bansirsi
Tehsil headquarters Kondagaon 6.1 km
District headquarters Bastar 57 km
Nearest railway station Bade Arapur 71 km

Villages closest to Bansirsi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansirsi village had a population of 156. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 927 residents.

Bansirsi village has 70 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansirsi has about 1229 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Bansirsi is 494226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bansirsi covers 88.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bansirsi falls under Kondagaon tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bansirsi is Bade Arapur, about 71 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bansirsi.

Bansirsi is about 57 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bansirsi is in Kondagaon tehsil of Bastar district. Kondagaon is about 6.1 km away. Bastar is about 57 km away. Bade Arapur is about 71 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gulbha (under 2 km), Umargaon (1.5 km) and Temrugaon (2.5 km).

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

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