About Bansra Village

Bansra is a mid sized village in Suri II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,795, made up of 909 males and 886 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bansra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansra village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Suri II
Pincode	731129
Area (hectares)	378.44 hectares
Population	1,795
Male Population	909
Female Population	886
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bansra compares

By the 2011 count Bansra is the 12th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 378.44 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Bansra

Bansra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bansra as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bansra from other places

Bansra lies about 19 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about under 2 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 Bansra
Nearest railway station	Lohapur	under 2 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Suri II	19 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	19 km

Villages closest to Bansra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Suri II 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.

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Common questions about Bansra

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansra village had a population of 1,795. That makes it the 12th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Bansra village has 909 males and 886 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansra has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Bansra is 731129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bansra covers 378.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bansra falls under Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bansra is Lohapur, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bansra.

Bansra is about 19 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bansra is in Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district. Lohapur is about under 2 km away. Nalhāti is about 13 km away. Suri II is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.