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About Banstala Village

Banstala is a small village in Duldula tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 185, made up of 85 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,176 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banstala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banstala village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Duldula
Pincode 496334
Area (hectares) 234.15 hectares
Population 185
Male Population 85
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,176
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banstala compares

By the 2011 count Banstala is the 56th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 234.15 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 1032.

Getting to Banstala

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

Banstala lies about 23 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Biramitrapur, about 65 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 Banstala
Tehsil headquarters Duldula 8.8 km
District headquarters Jashpur 23 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 23 km
Nearest railway station Biramitrapur 65 km

Villages closest to Banstala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banstala village had a population of 185. That makes it the 56th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Banstala village has 85 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banstala has about 1176 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Banstala is 496334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banstala covers 234.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banstala falls under Duldula tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Banstala is Biramitrapur, about 65 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 10+ km distance for Banstala.

Banstala is about 23 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banstala is in Duldula tehsil of Jashpur district. Duldula is about 8.8 km away. Jashpur is about 23 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandopani (under 2 km), Paguratangar (1.6 km) and Tangrtoli (2.1 km).

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

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