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About Bansu Village

Bansu is a small village in Kalsi tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 136, made up of 73 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bansu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Kalsi
Pincode 248158
Area (hectares) 188.61 hectares
Population 136
Male Population 73
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bansu compares

By the 2011 count Bansu is the 116th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 188.61 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 948.

Getting to Bansu

Bansu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bansu as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bansu from other places

Bansu lies about 25 km from Dehradun. 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 Bansu
Tehsil headquarters Kalsi 9.7 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 15 km
District headquarters Dehradun 25 km

Villages closest to Bansu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansu village had a population of 136. That makes it the 116th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Bansu village has 73 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansu has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Bansu is 248158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bansu covers 188.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bansu falls under Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Bansu notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Bansu.

Bansu is about 25 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bansu is in Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district. Kalsi is about 9.7 km away. Mussoorie is about 15 km away. Dehradun is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chunau (under 2 km), Luhan (under 2 km) and Khadin (under 2 km).

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

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