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About Bansjora Village

Bansjora is a large village in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,421, made up of 1,273 males and 1,148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240 hectares hectares.

Bansjora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansjora village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Baghmara Cum Katras
Area (hectares) 240 hectares
Population 2,421
Male Population 1,273
Female Population 1,148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902

How Bansjora compares

By the 2011 count Bansjora is the 24th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents. Its 240 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 915.

How far is Bansjora from other places

Bansjora lies about 9.5 km from Dhanbad, 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 Bansjora
Nearest railway station Sijua under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Baghmara Cum Katras 9.5 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 9.5 km

Villages closest to Bansjora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baghmara Cum Katras 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 Bansjora

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansjora village had a population of 2,421. That makes it the 24th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents.

Bansjora village has 1,273 males and 1,148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansjora has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Bansjora covers 240 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bansjora falls under Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bansjora is Sijua, about under 2 km away in a straight line.

Bansjora is about 9.5 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bansjora is in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district. Sijua is about under 2 km away. Baghmara Cum Katras is about 9.5 km away. Dhanbad is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahlidih (2.3 km), Nagri Kalan (2.5 km) and Baua Kalan (3.4 km).

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

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