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About Bansai Village

Bansai is a small village in Chaubattakhal tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 306, made up of 128 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,391 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bansai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansai village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Chaubattakhal
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 131.27 hectares
Population 306
Male Population 128
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,391
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 Bansai compares

By the 2011 count Bansai is the 28th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 155 residents. Its 131.27 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Bansai

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

Bansai lies about 29 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 40 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 Bansai
Tehsil headquarters Chaubattakhal 6.6 km
District headquarters Garhwal 29 km
Nearest town Pauri 31 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 40 km

Villages closest to Bansai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansai village had a population of 306. That makes it the 28th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Bansai village has 128 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansai has about 1391 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Bansai is 246172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bansai covers 131.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bansai falls under Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bansai is Kotdwara, about 40 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 Bansai.

Bansai is about 29 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bansai is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district. Chaubattakhal is about 6.6 km away. Garhwal is about 29 km away. Pauri is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanotha (under 2 km), Juni Sera (under 2 km) and Ghandiyal Dhar (1.6 km).

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

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