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About Bansankra Village

Bansankra is a large village in Simga tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,060, made up of 1,521 males and 1,539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 868.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bansankra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansankra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Simga
Pincode 493101
Area (hectares) 868.62 hectares
Population 3,060
Male Population 1,521
Female Population 1,539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bansankra compares

By the 2011 count Bansankra is the 8th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 868.62 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Bansankra

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

Bansankra lies about 50 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 12 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 Bansankra
Tehsil headquarters Simga 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 12 km
Nearest town Tilda Newra 15 km
District headquarters Raipur 50 km

Villages closest to Bansankra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansankra village had a population of 3,060. That makes it the 8th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Bansankra village has 1,521 males and 1,539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansankra has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Bansankra is 493101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bansankra covers 868.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bansankra falls under Simga tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bansankra is Hathbandh, about 12 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 village for Bansankra.

Bansankra is about 50 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bansankra is in Simga tehsil of Raipur district. Simga is about 5.6 km away. Hathbandh is about 12 km away. Tilda Newra is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khairghat (1.8 km), Madhar (1.9 km) and Mandhar Kalan (1.9 km).

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

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