About Banshtora Village

Banshtora is a large village in Chandankiyari tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,293, made up of 1,713 males and 1,580 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 324 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banshtora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banshtora village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Bokaro
Tehsil	Chandankiyari
Pincode	828134
Area (hectares)	324 hectares
Population	3,293
Male Population	1,713
Female Population	1,580
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Banshtora compares

By the 2011 count Banshtora is the 16th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,820 residents. Its 324 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Banshtora

Banshtora is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Banshtora as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Banshtora from other places

Banshtora lies about 23 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Sijua, about under 2 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 Banshtora
Nearest railway station	Sijua	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chandankiyari	23 km
District headquarters	Bokaro	23 km

Villages closest to Banshtora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banshtora village had a population of 3,293. That makes it the 16th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,820 residents.

Banshtora village has 1,713 males and 1,580 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banshtora has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Banshtora is 828134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banshtora covers 324 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banshtora falls under Chandankiyari tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Banshtora is Sijua, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Banshtora.

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

Banshtora is in Chandankiyari tehsil of Bokaro district. Sijua is about under 2 km away. Chandankiyari is about 23 km away. Bokaro is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.