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About Bansa Village

Bansa is a mid sized village in Jhalda I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,101, made up of 546 males and 555 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bansa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansa village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda I
Pincode 723212
Area (hectares) 326.64 hectares
Population 1,101
Male Population 546
Female Population 555
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
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 Bansa compares

By the 2011 count Bansa is the 37th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 326.64 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Bansa

The census records public bus service for Bansa 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. The nearest villages by name are Bandi, Bandi Alias Jagannathdi, Bandulahar and Bangasur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bansa

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansa village had a population of 1,101. That makes it the 37th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Bansa village has 546 males and 555 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansa has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Bansa is 723212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bansa covers 326.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bansa falls under Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bansa notes the nearest railway station 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 Bansa.

Bansa is in Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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