About Bansultan Village

Bansultan is one of the larger villages in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,184, made up of 4,342 males and 2,842 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 655 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bansultan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansultan village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Ranbir Singh Pora
Pincode	181101
Area (hectares)	247.3 hectares
Population	7,184
Male Population	4,342
Female Population	2,842
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	655
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bansultan compares

By the 2011 count Bansultan is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents. Its 247.3 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Bansultan

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

Bansultan lies about 11 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Jammu Tawi, about 9.9 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 Bansultan
Nearest town	Jammu Cantonment	8.5 km
Nearest railway station	Jammu Tawi	9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ranbir Singh Pora	11 km
District headquarters	Jammu	11 km

Villages closest to Bansultan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ranbir Singh Pora 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.

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Common questions about Bansultan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansultan village had a population of 7,184. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents.

Bansultan village has 4,342 males and 2,842 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansultan has about 655 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Bansultan is 181101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bansultan covers 247.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bansultan falls under Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bansultan is Jammu Tawi, about 9.9 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bansultan.

Bansultan is about 11 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bansultan is in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district. Jammu Cantonment is about 8.5 km away. Jammu Tawi is about 9.9 km away. Ranbir Singh Pora is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.