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About Bansu Village

Bansu is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 78, made up of 33 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,364 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176086, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bansu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176086
Area (hectares) 13.99 hectares
Population 78
Male Population 33
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,364
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bansu compares

By the 2011 count Bansu is the 182nd largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 13.99 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Bansu

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

Bansu lies about 57 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 19 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 Bansu
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 19 km
Nearest town Mandi 19 km
District headquarters Kangra 57 km

Villages closest to Bansu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansu village had a population of 78. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Bansu village has 33 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansu has about 1364 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Bansu is 176086. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bansu covers 13.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bansu falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bansu is Joginder Nagar, about 19 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 within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bansu.

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

Bansu is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Joginder Nagar is about 19 km away. Jaisinghpur is about 19 km away. Mandi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ban Banjar (under 2 km), Ban Mandu (under 2 km) and Nagban Buhla (under 2 km).

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

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