About Bansian Village

Bansian is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 691, made up of 370 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144419, 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	Phillaur
Pincode	144419
Area (hectares)	126 hectares
Population	691
Male Population	370
Female Population	321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	868
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bansian compares

By the 2011 count Bansian is the 156th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Bansian

Bansian is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bansian as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 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 41 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Phillaur Junction, about 9.2 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
Tehsil headquarters	Phillaur	8.7 km
Nearest railway station	Phillaur Junction	9.2 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	41 km

Villages closest to Bansian

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

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Common questions about Bansian

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansian village had a population of 691. That makes it the 156th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Bansian village has 370 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansian has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Bansian is 144419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bansian covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bansian falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bansian is Phillaur Junction, about 9.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bansian.

Bansian is about 41 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 Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Phillaur is about 8.7 km away. Phillaur Junction is about 9.2 km away. Jalandhar is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.