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About Bansi Village

Bansi is a mid sized village in Nawadih tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 969, made up of 491 males and 478 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 549.67 hectares hectares.

Bansi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Nawadih
Area (hectares) 549.67 hectares
Population 969
Male Population 491
Female Population 478
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bansi compares

By the 2011 count Bansi is the 38th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,962 residents. Its 549.67 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Bansi

Bansi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bansi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bansi from other places

Bansi lies about 132 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Kharaundh, about 1.6 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 Bansi
Nearest railway station Kharaundh 1.6 km
Nearest town Rajauli 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawadih 12 km
District headquarters Bokaro 132 km

Villages closest to Bansi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansi village had a population of 969. That makes it the 38th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,962 residents.

Bansi village has 491 males and 478 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansi has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Bansi covers 549.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bansi falls under Nawadih tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bansi is Kharaundh, about 1.6 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 10+ km distance for Bansi.

Bansi is about 132 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bansi is in Nawadih tehsil of Bokaro district. Kharaundh is about 1.6 km away. Rajauli is about 6.4 km away. Nawadih is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhandra (3.9 km), Taratanr (6.8 km) and Mahuatanr (10 km).

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

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