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About Bansai Village

Bansai is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 161, made up of 88 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 830 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bansai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansai village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 72.32 hectares
Population 161
Male Population 88
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 830
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bansai compares

By the 2011 count Bansai is the 166th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 72.32 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Bansai

Bansai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bansai as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bansai from other places

Bansai lies about 52 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 22 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 Bansai
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 26 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 32 km
District headquarters Solan 52 km

Villages closest to Bansai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansai village had a population of 161. That makes it the 166th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Bansai village has 88 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansai has about 830 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Bansai is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bansai covers 72.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bansai falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bansai is Kiratpur Sahib, about 22 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bansai.

Bansai is about 52 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bansai is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 22 km away. Nalagarh is about 26 km away. Sundarnagar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sai (under 2 km), Palet (5.5 km) and Kohala (5.5 km).

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

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