About Bansa Village

Bansa is a mid sized village in Chandil tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,170, made up of 630 males and 540 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bansa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil	Chandil
Pincode	832404
Area (hectares)	184 hectares
Population	1,170
Male Population	630
Female Population	540
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	857
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bansa compares

By the 2011 count Bansa is the 31st largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,064 residents. Its 184 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Bansa

Bansa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bansa as Available within village. 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 Bansa from other places

Bansa lies about 11 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Manikui, about 5.8 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 Bansa
Nearest railway station	Manikui	5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chandil	7.4 km
District headquarters	Saraikela Kharsawan	11 km
Nearest town	Bhetia	18 km

Villages closest to Bansa

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

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Common questions about Bansa

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansa village had a population of 1,170. That makes it the 31st largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,064 residents.

Bansa village has 630 males and 540 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansa has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Bansa is 832404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bansa covers 184 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bansa falls under Chandil tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bansa is Manikui, about 5.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bansa.

Bansa is about 11 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bansa is in Chandil tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Manikui is about 5.8 km away. Chandil is about 7.4 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.