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About Bansdol Village

Bansdol is a large village in Harischandrapur II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,465, made up of 1,278 males and 1,187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bansdol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansdol village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Harischandrapur II
Pincode 732125
Area (hectares) 67.08 hectares
Population 2,465
Male Population 1,278
Female Population 1,187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bansdol compares

By the 2011 count Bansdol is the 34th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,443 residents. Its 67.08 hectares work out to about 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Bansdol

Bansdol is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bansdol as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bansdol from other places

Bansdol lies about 31 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Milangarh, about 2.1 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 Bansdol
Nearest railway station Milangarh 2.1 km
Nearest town Manihāri 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Harischandrapur II 31 km
District headquarters Maldah 31 km

Villages closest to Bansdol

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

Common questions about Bansdol

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansdol village had a population of 2,465. That makes it the 34th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,443 residents.

Bansdol village has 1,278 males and 1,187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansdol has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Bansdol is 732125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bansdol covers 67.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bansdol falls under Harischandrapur II tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bansdol is Milangarh, about 2.1 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 - 10 km distance for Bansdol.

Bansdol is about 31 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bansdol is in Harischandrapur II tehsil of Maldah district. Milangarh is about 2.1 km away. Manihāri is about 30 km away. Harischandrapur II 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 Dubol (under 2 km), Mali Pakar (under 2 km) and Gaushpur (2.1 km).

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

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