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About Bansbari Village

Bansbari is a large village in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,407, made up of 1,730 males and 1,677 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bansbari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansbari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Murshidabad Jiaganj
Pincode 742148
Area (hectares) 195.95 hectares
Population 3,407
Male Population 1,730
Female Population 1,677
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bansbari compares

By the 2011 count Bansbari is the 16th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 195.95 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Bansbari

Bansbari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bansbari as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bansbari from other places

Bansbari lies about 25 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Chowrigacha, about 3.7 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 Bansbari
Nearest railway station Chowrigacha 3.7 km
Nearest town Beldānga 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Murshidabad Jiaganj 25 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 25 km

Villages closest to Bansbari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murshidabad Jiaganj 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 Bansbari

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansbari village had a population of 3,407. That makes it the 16th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Bansbari village has 1,730 males and 1,677 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansbari has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Bansbari is 742148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bansbari covers 195.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bansbari falls under Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bansbari is Chowrigacha, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bansbari.

Bansbari is about 25 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bansbari is in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil of Murshidabad district. Chowrigacha is about 3.7 km away. Beldānga is about 9.8 km away. Murshidabad Jiaganj is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bilkandi (14 km), Birampur (17 km) and Rampur (17 km).

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

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