Bansian

31°02′52″N 75°52′18″E / 31.047893°N 75.8715901°E / 31.047893; 75.8715901Country IndiaStatePunjabDistrictJalandharTehsilPhillaurGovernment • TypePanchayat raj • BodyGram panchayatElevation246 m (807 ft)Population • Total729^[1] Sex ratio 379/350 ♂/♀Languages • OfficialPunjabiTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)Telephone code01826ISO 3166 codeIN-PBVehicle registrationPB 37Websitejalandhar.nic.in

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.

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