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About Bansiya Village

Bansiya is a large village in Simalwara tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,767, made up of 1,884 males and 1,883 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 875.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bansiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansiya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Dungarpur
Tehsil Simalwara
Pincode 314402
Area (hectares) 875.21 hectares
Population 3,767
Male Population 1,884
Female Population 1,883
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bansiya compares

By the 2011 count Bansiya is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 875.21 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Bansiya

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

How far is Bansiya from other places

Bansiya lies about 30 km from Dungarpur, and the nearest railway station is Shalashah Thana, about 33 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 Bansiya
Nearest town Sāgwāra 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Simalwara 30 km
District headquarters Dungarpur 30 km
Nearest railway station Shalashah Thana 33 km

Villages closest to Bansiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansiya village had a population of 3,767. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Bansiya village has 1,884 males and 1,883 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansiya has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Bansiya is 314402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bansiya covers 875.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bansiya falls under Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bansiya is Shalashah Thana, about 33 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bansiya.

Bansiya is about 30 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bansiya is in Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district. Sāgwāra is about 20 km away. Simalwara is about 30 km away. Dungarpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bathri (under 2 km), Rathri (under 2 km) and Bedsa (3.2 km).

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

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