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About Bansakar Village

Bansakar is a small village in Majhgawan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 177, made up of 87 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 485.62 hectares hectares.

Bansakar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansakar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Majhgawan
Area (hectares) 485.62 hectares
Population 177
Male Population 87
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bansakar compares

By the 2011 count Bansakar is the 126th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 485.62 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Bansakar

Bansakar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bansakar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bansakar from other places

Bansakar lies about 50 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Majhagawan, about 28 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 Bansakar
Tehsil headquarters Majhgawan 27 km
Nearest railway station Majhagawan 28 km
Nearest town Atarra 38 km
District headquarters Satna 50 km

Villages closest to Bansakar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansakar village had a population of 177. That makes it the 126th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Bansakar village has 87 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansakar has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Bansakar covers 485.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bansakar falls under Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bansakar is Majhagawan, about 28 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 10+ km distance for Bansakar.

Bansakar is about 50 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bansakar is in Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district. Majhgawan is about 27 km away. Majhagawan is about 28 km away. Atarra is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nakarhai (under 2 km), Pahauwa (under 2 km) and Gopalpur (under 2 km).

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

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