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About Bansian Village

Bansian is a small village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 47, made up of 25 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144004, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bansian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144004
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 47
Male Population 25
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bansian compares

By the 2011 count Bansian is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Bansian

The census records public bus service for Bansian 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bansian from other places

Bansian lies about 28 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Goraya, about 5.2 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 Bansian
Nearest railway station Goraya 5.2 km
Nearest town Jandiāla 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar II 28 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 28 km

Villages closest to Bansian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansian village had a population of 47. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Bansian village has 25 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansian has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Bansian is 144004. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bansian covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bansian falls under Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bansian is Goraya, about 5.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bansian.

Bansian is about 28 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bansian is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Goraya is about 5.2 km away. Jandiāla is about 12 km away. Jalandhar II is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sura (2.8 km), Pattar Khurd (5.5 km) and Mansurpur (7.5 km).

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

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