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About Bansi Village

Bansi is a small village in Dabra tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 377, made up of 205 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bansi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Gwalior
Tehsil Dabra
Pincode 475115
Area (hectares) 287.58 hectares
Population 377
Male Population 205
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 839
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bansi compares

By the 2011 count Bansi is the 131st largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,214 residents. Its 287.58 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Bansi

Bansi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bansi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bansi from other places

Bansi lies about 27 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Antri, about 11 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 Bansi
Nearest railway station Antri 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dabra 17 km
District headquarters Gwalior 27 km

Villages closest to Bansi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansi village had a population of 377. That makes it the 131st largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,214 residents.

Bansi village has 205 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansi has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Bansi is 475115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bansi covers 287.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bansi falls under Dabra tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bansi is Antri, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bansi.

Bansi is about 27 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bansi is in Dabra tehsil of Gwalior district. Antri is about 11 km away. Dabra is about 17 km away. Gwalior is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ladera (under 2 km), Lakhan Pura (under 2 km) and Sukha Patha (3.7 km).

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

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