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About Bansa Village

Bansa is a mid sized village in Chas tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 544, made up of 275 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 827013, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bansa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Chas
Pincode 827013
Area (hectares) 127.35 hectares
Population 544
Male Population 275
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bansa compares

By the 2011 count Bansa is the 102nd largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,993 residents. Its 127.35 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Bansa

Bansa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bansa as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bansa from other places

Bansa lies about 10 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Bandhdih, 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 Bansa
Nearest railway station Bandhdih under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chas 9.4 km
District headquarters Bokaro 10 km

Villages closest to Bansa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansa village had a population of 544. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,993 residents.

Bansa village has 275 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansa has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Bansa is 827013. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bansa covers 127.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bansa falls under Chas tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

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

Bansa is about 10 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bansa is in Chas tehsil of Bokaro district. Bandhdih is about under 2 km away. Chas is about 9.4 km away. Bokaro is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alkusa (under 2 km), Adamdi (3.6 km) and Sindurpeti (3.7 km).

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

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