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About Bansi Village

Bansi is a mid sized village in Bara tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,209, made up of 629 males and 580 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bansi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Bara
Pincode 212106
Area (hectares) 355.75 hectares
Population 1,209
Male Population 629
Female Population 580
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
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 Bansi compares

By the 2011 count Bansi is the 100th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 355.75 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Bansi

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

Bansi lies about 36 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Bevara, about 11 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 Bansi
Nearest railway station Bevara 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bara 14 km
District headquarters Allahabad 36 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 36 km

Villages closest to Bansi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansi village had a population of 1,209. That makes it the 100th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Bansi village has 629 males and 580 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansi has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Bansi is 212106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bansi covers 355.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bansi falls under Bara tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bansi is Bevara, about 11 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 Bansi.

Bansi is about 36 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bansi is in Bara tehsil of Allahabad district. Bevara is about 11 km away. Bara is about 14 km away. Allahabad is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kherhat Khurd (under 2 km), Dando (under 2 km) and Dihwa (under 2 km).

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

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