# Bansa Village, Jaisinghnagar, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jaisinghnagar, Shahdol 

# Bansa

Bansa is a village in Jaisinghnagar sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,930 people in 493 households**, the 17th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 1,930people (2011)
- 493households
- 56.7%literacy
- 1,004females per 1,000 males

## Bansa PIN code and other codes

Bansa falls in Jaisinghnagar sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJaisinghnagar
- Census village code501142

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bansa from nearby towns?

- Jaisinghnagar (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)58 km by road
- Jaisinghnagar (nearest town)13 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Bansa?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Bansa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jaisinghnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jaisinghnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bansa known for?

About 17% of the 2,182 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bansa

Of every 100 households in Bansa in 2011, 32 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bansa · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**94%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****64%**

**62%

Television ****3%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**38%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bansa?

■ Bansa · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.7%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**957

Working population ****50.6%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.3% for men and 47.3% for women. 55% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 86 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (12%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 78 (8%) · **■** Marginal 683 (70%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jaisinghnagar

- Rimar2,103 people
- Mohni2,031 people
- Charhet2,023 people
- Pondi1,995 people
- Kanadi Kalan1,910 people
- Pathrahta1,881 people
- Tenduadh1,861 people
- Amdih1,840 people

[All 204 villages in Jaisinghnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/jaisinghnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bansa from Shahdol?58 km by road
- What is the population of Bansa?1,930 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bansa in?Shahdol district (Jaisinghnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bansa?56.7% (Census 2011)