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About Bansikata Village

Bansikata is a small village in Barharwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 376, made up of 189 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bansikata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansikata village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barharwa
Pincode 816105
Area (hectares) 88.89 hectares
Population 376
Male Population 189
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bansikata compares

By the 2011 count Bansikata is the 91st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 88.89 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 950.

Getting to Bansikata

The census records public bus service for Bansikata 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bansikata from other places

Bansikata lies about 60 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Kotalpukur, 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 Bansikata
Nearest railway station Kotalpukur under 2 km
Nearest town Pakur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Barharwa 15 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 60 km

Villages closest to Bansikata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansikata village had a population of 376. That makes it the 91st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Bansikata village has 189 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansikata has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Bansikata is 816105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bansikata covers 88.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bansikata falls under Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bansikata is Kotalpukur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Bansikata.

Bansikata is about 60 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bansikata is in Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Kotalpukur is about under 2 km away. Pakur is about 11 km away. Barharwa is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nijol (under 2 km), Dudhijol (under 2 km) and Kotal Pukur (under 2 km).

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

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