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About Bansmati Village

Bansmati is a mid sized village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 888, made up of 456 males and 432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bansmati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansmati village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 36 hectares
Population 888
Male Population 456
Female Population 432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bansmati compares

By the 2011 count Bansmati is the 65th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Bansmati

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

How far is Bansmati from other places

Bansmati lies about 30 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 29 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 Bansmati
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 19 km
Nearest railway station Banshlai Bridge 29 km
District headquarters Pakur 30 km

Villages closest to Bansmati

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansmati village had a population of 888. That makes it the 65th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Bansmati village has 456 males and 432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansmati has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Bansmati is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bansmati covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bansmati falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bansmati is Banshlai Bridge, about 29 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 km distance for Bansmati.

Bansmati is about 30 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bansmati is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 19 km away. Banshlai Bridge is about 29 km away. Pakur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanjori (under 2 km), Harishpur (under 2 km) and Pariardaha (2.2 km).

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

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