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About Bansajhal Village

Bansajhal is a mid sized village in Kota tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 748, made up of 369 males and 379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1250.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bansajhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansajhal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Kota
Pincode 495116
Area (hectares) 1250.55 hectares
Population 748
Male Population 369
Female Population 379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bansajhal compares

By the 2011 count Bansajhal is the 97th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 1250.55 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Bansajhal

Bansajhal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bansajhal as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bansajhal from other places

Bansajhal lies about 34 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belgahna, about 10 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 Bansajhal
Nearest railway station Belgahna 10 km
Nearest town Ratanpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kota 13 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 34 km

Villages closest to Bansajhal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansajhal village had a population of 748. That makes it the 97th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Bansajhal village has 369 males and 379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansajhal has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Bansajhal is 495116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bansajhal covers 1250.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bansajhal falls under Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bansajhal is Belgahna, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Bansajhal.

Bansajhal is about 34 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bansajhal is in Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district. Belgahna is about 10 km away. Ratanpur is about 12 km away. Kota is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chapora (1.7 km), Birgahni (1.8 km) and Baridih (2.4 km).

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

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