Bansian Explained

Bansian
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Punjab#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates:31.0479°N 75.8716°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Jalandhar
Subdivision Type3:Tehsil
Subdivision Name3:Phillaur
Government Type:Panchayat raj
Governing Body:Gram panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:246
Population Total:729[1]
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Note:Sex ratio 379/350 /
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:01826
Iso Code:IN-PB
Registration Plate:PB 37

Bansian or Banssian, is a medium-size village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar District of Punjab State, India. It is situated on Phillaur-Nawanshahr Road and located 4.6 km from Nagar, 11.5 km from Phillaur, 54 km from Jalandhar and 115 km from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is an elected representative of the village as per Panchayati raj (India).

Caste

Schedule caste (SC) constitutes 14.54% of the total population of the village, which does not have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Transport

Rail

Phillaur Junction is the nearest train station however, Bhatian Railway Station is 17 km away from the village.

Air

The nearest domestic airport is located 42 km away in Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh also a second nearest international airport is 149 km away in Amritsar.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bansian Population Census 2011. census2011.co.in.