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About Bansa Village

Bansa is a large village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,542, made up of 1,351 males and 1,191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1471.35 hectares hectares.

Bansa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Sagar
Area (hectares) 1471.35 hectares
Population 2,542
Male Population 1,351
Female Population 1,191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
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 Bansa compares

By the 2011 count Bansa is the 32nd largest of the 342 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 1471.35 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Bansa

Bansa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bansa 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 Bansa from other places

Bansa lies about 24 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Ratona, about 20 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 town Rāhatgarh 18 km
Nearest railway station Ratona 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 24 km

Villages closest to Bansa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansa village had a population of 2,542. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 342 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Bansa village has 1,351 males and 1,191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansa has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 884.

Bansa covers 1471.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bansa falls under Sagar tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bansa is Ratona, about 20 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 Bansa.

Bansa is about 24 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bansa is in Sagar tehsil of Sagar district. Rāhatgarh is about 18 km away. Ratona is about 20 km away. Sagar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaharmau (1.6 km), Singarchori (2.2 km) and Dewalchori (3.9 km).

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

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