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About Bansi Village

Bansi is a small village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 91, made up of 39 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246275, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bansi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil THALISAIN
Pincode 246275
Area (hectares) 150.82 hectares
Population 91
Male Population 39
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,333
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 283rd largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 150.82 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 1285.

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 46 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 56 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
Tehsil headquarters THALISAIN 7.2 km
Nearest town Pauri 34 km
District headquarters Garhwal 46 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 56 km

Villages closest to Bansi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in THALISAIN 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 91. That makes it the 283rd largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Bansi village has 39 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansi has about 1333 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1285.

The pincode recorded for Bansi is 246275. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bansi covers 150.82 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.

Bansi falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bansi is Kotdwara, about 56 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 46 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bansi is in THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 7.2 km away. Pauri is about 34 km away. Garhwal is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Langura (under 2 km), Chanchriya (under 2 km) and Jaspur (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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