Bansianਬੰਸੀਆਂ

Where is Bansian?

Bansian is a village of Jalandhar West tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jalandhar, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (West) community development block and is served by the Randhawa Masandan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030468, and it covers 138 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 47 people in Bansian: 25 men and 22 women, living in 9 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 138 hectares, the population density works out to about 34 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 880 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 7, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.5 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.19 per cent and women at 68.42 per cent. The census recorded 19 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 19 main workers, the largest group, 12, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 4 agricultural labourers and 3 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bansian's land. Of the village's 138 hectares, 132 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (132 hectares). About 6 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 12 cultivators and 4 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Bansian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Jalandhar, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Fazilpur, Ispur, Nussi and Mokhe.

What is the population of Bansian?

The population of Bansian was 47 at the 2011 census, living in 9 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Bansian have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bansian has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.