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About Bansberia Village

Bansberia is a small village in Chinsurah Magra tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 250, made up of 141 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 773 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bansberia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansberia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Chinsurah Magra
Pincode 712502
Area (hectares) 274.61 hectares
Population 250
Male Population 141
Female Population 109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 773
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bansberia compares

By the 2011 count Bansberia is the 48th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 274.61 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Bansberia

The census records public bus service for Bansberia 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bansberia from other places

Bansberia lies about 5.0 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Bansh Baria, 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 Bansberia
Nearest town Bānsbāria under 2 km
Nearest railway station Bansh Baria under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chinsurah Magra 5.0 km
District headquarters Hugli 5.0 km

Villages closest to Bansberia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chinsurah Magra 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 Bansberia

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansberia village had a population of 250. That makes it the 48th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Bansberia village has 141 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansberia has about 773 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Bansberia is 712502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bansberia covers 274.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bansberia falls under Chinsurah Magra tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bansberia is Bansh Baria, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Bansberia.

Bansberia is about 5.0 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bansberia is in Chinsurah Magra tehsil of Hugli district. Bānsbāria is about under 2 km away. Bansh Baria is about under 2 km away. Chinsurah Magra is about 5.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saptagram (2.3 km), Debanandapur (4.2 km) and Chinchurah (6.1 km).

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

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