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About Bansjor Village

Bansjor is a large village in Bansjor tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,282, made up of 2,188 males and 2,094 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1529 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bansjor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansjor village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Bansjor
Pincode 835211
Area (hectares) 1529 hectares
Population 4,282
Male Population 2,188
Female Population 2,094
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bansjor compares

By the 2011 count Bansjor is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,343 residents. Its 1529 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Bansjor

Bansjor is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bansjor as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bansjor from other places

Bansjor lies about 31 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Biramitrapur, about 3.7 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 Bansjor
Nearest railway station Biramitrapur 3.7 km
Nearest town Birmitrapur 5.7 km
District headquarters Simdega 31 km

Villages closest to Bansjor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansjor village had a population of 4,282. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,343 residents.

Bansjor village has 2,188 males and 2,094 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansjor has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Bansjor is 835211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bansjor covers 1529 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bansjor falls under Bansjor tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bansjor is Biramitrapur, about 3.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bansjor.

Bansjor is about 31 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bansjor is in Bansjor tehsil of Simdega district. Biramitrapur is about 3.7 km away. Birmitrapur is about 5.7 km away. Simdega is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bardega (1.8 km), Ginikera (3.5 km) and Urte (4.8 km).

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

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