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About Bansihara Village

Bansihara is a small village in Kaliaganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 381, made up of 206 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bansihara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansihara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Kaliaganj
Pincode 733129
Area (hectares) 75.39 hectares
Population 381
Male Population 206
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bansihara compares

By the 2011 count Bansihara is the 158th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents. Its 75.39 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Bansihara

Bansihara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bansihara 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bansihara from other places

Bansihara lies about 73 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Buniadpur, 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 Bansihara
Nearest railway station Buniadpur under 2 km
Nearest town Gangārāmpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kaliaganj 28 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 73 km

Villages closest to Bansihara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansihara village had a population of 381. That makes it the 158th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents.

Bansihara village has 206 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansihara has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Bansihara is 733129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bansihara covers 75.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bansihara falls under Kaliaganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bansihara is Buniadpur, about under 2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bansihara.

Bansihara is about 73 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bansihara is in Kaliaganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Buniadpur is about under 2 km away. Gangārāmpur is about 14 km away. Kaliaganj is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Krishnapur (4.5 km), Harekrishnapur (4.5 km) and Ramkrishnapur (4.5 km).

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

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