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About Bansari Village

Bansari is a mid sized village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 523, made up of 282 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bansari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Ghaghra
Pincode 825208
Area (hectares) 245.65 hectares
Population 523
Male Population 282
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bansari compares

By the 2011 count Bansari is the 87th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 245.65 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Bansari

Bansari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bansari as Available within <5 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 Bansari from other places

Bansari lies about 23 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 28 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 Bansari
Tehsil headquarters Ghaghra 2.9 km
District headquarters Gumla 23 km
Nearest town Gumlā 23 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 28 km

Villages closest to Bansari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansari village had a population of 523. That makes it the 87th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Bansari village has 282 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansari has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Bansari is 825208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bansari covers 245.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bansari falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bansari is Lohardaga, about 28 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bansari.

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

Bansari is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 2.9 km away. Gumla is about 23 km away. Gumlā is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahdura (under 2 km), Ranhe (under 2 km) and Charheya (1.7 km).

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

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