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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Bansjori is a village in Sundarpahari mandal, Godda district, Jharkhand, with a population of 2,529 across 523 households. It has a literacy rate of 38.2% and is situated at coordinates 25.202°N, 87.558°E.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PRIYANKA MARANDI
Contact: 95****8823
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- LGD code
- 357625
- Pincode
- 814156
- Post office
- Sarouni Bazar
- Population
- 2,529
- Households
- 523
- Literacy rate
- 38.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1073 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,323
- Distance to district centre
- 77 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 75 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 308 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 304 km
- Nearest railway station
- Karamtola · 6 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- B R Clinic · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Bansjori compares
By population, Bansjori ranks #2 of 280 villages in Sundarpahari mandal.
Literacy rate
%
38.2%
+2.2% vs mandal average
Bansjori38.2%
Sundarpahari mandal36.0%
Godda district46.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,073
+84 vs mandal average
Bansjori1,073
Sundarpahari mandal989
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.1 vs mandal average
Bansjori4.8
Sundarpahari mandal4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bansjori at a glance
Bansjori is a village of 2,529 people in 523 households (Census 2011) in Sundarpahari block, Godda district, Jharkhand, the 2nd-largest of 280 villages in Sundarpahari block. Literacy is 38%, 2 points above the block average of 36% and the sex ratio is 1,073 women per 1,000 men. It lies 77 km from the Godda district centre, 9 km from Ganga Parshad, the nearest town, 6 km from Karamtola railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 814156, served by Sarouni Bazar post office; the LGD village code is 357625. The nearest hospital or health centre is B R Clinic, 8 km away. The sarpanch is PRIYANKA MARANDI, and the village votes in Poreyahat assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pradeep Yadav. The population is estimated at 2,982 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bansjori
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- GODDA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 25
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 22
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BANSJORI 0001
- Total area (ha)
- 537
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bansjori
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bansjori
- LGD code
- 357625
- Pincode
- 814156
- Post office
- Sarouni Bazar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,529
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,982
- Households
- 523
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1073
- Literacy rate
- 38.2%
- Coordinates
- 25.20192°N, 87.55766°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Godda
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Poreyahat
- Member of Parliament
- Nishikant Dubey
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Pradeep Yadav
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- PRIYANKA MARANDI
- Block / Mandal
- Sundarpahari
- Nearest PHC
- Medical Clinic (69.7 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Poreyahat (68.9 km)
Getting there
How to reach Bansjori
Distance to cities · straight line
- Ranchi308 kmcapital
- Kolkata304 km
- Delhi1094 km
- Hyderabad1279 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKaramtola6 km
- Bus stopBaldiabari More19 km
- Hospital / PHCB R Clinic8 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India37 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Petrol Pump39 km
- CollegeAmbedkar Institute of Health Line37 km
- Police stationNaka No 2(Police Station)36 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 814156
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- ChandnaSundarpahari mandal1,491 pop
- Chhota DhamniSundarpahari mandal1,450 pop
- KarmatanrSundarpahari mandal1,403 pop
- Sundar MaurSundarpahari mandal1,180 pop
- TasriaSundarpahari mandal1,131 pop
- TilabadSundarpahari mandal956 pop
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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