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About Bansipur Village

Bansipur is a mid sized village in Kumarganj tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 744, made up of 367 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bansipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Kumarganj
Pincode 733133
Area (hectares) 187.02 hectares
Population 744
Male Population 367
Female Population 377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bansipur compares

By the 2011 count Bansipur is the 86th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 814 residents. Its 187.02 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Bansipur

Bansipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bansipur as Available within 10+ 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 Bansipur from other places

Bansipur lies about 22 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Mallickpur Hat, about 15 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 Bansipur
Nearest railway station Mallickpur Hat 15 km
Nearest town Bālurghāt 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Kumarganj 22 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 22 km

Villages closest to Bansipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansipur village had a population of 744. That makes it the 86th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 814 residents.

Bansipur village has 367 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansipur has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Bansipur is 733133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bansipur covers 187.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bansipur falls under Kumarganj tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bansipur is Mallickpur Hat, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bansipur.

Bansipur is about 22 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bansipur is in Kumarganj tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Mallickpur Hat is about 15 km away. Bālurghāt is about 17 km away. Kumarganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Bansi (under 2 km), Chak Gangaprasad (under 2 km) and Chandmoua (2.3 km).

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

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