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About Bansai Village

Bansai is a small village in Satpuli tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 28, made up of 9 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.78 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 Satpuli
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 43.78 hectares
Population 28
Male Population 9
Female Population 19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,111
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bansai compares

By the 2011 count Bansai is the 197th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 132 residents. Its 43.78 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1227.

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 10+ 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 Satpuli 18 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 Satpuli 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 28. That makes it the 197th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 132 residents.

Bansai village has 9 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansai has about 2111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1227.

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

Bansai covers 43.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bansai falls under Satpuli 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 10+ 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 Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district. Satpuli is about 18 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 Narsya (under 2 km), Chinwari (2.2 km) and Seimi (2.2 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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