Bansur is a
town
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city.
The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
and
tehsil
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that ser ...
in
Kotputli-Behror district of
Jaipur division
The Indian state of Rajasthan is located in the northwestern part of the country and stretches between 23°03'N and 30°12'N latitude and 69°30'E and 78°17'E longitude. As of 1 January 2025, for administrative purposes the state is divided int ...
in
Indian state of Rajasthan. It is just 17 km from
Kotputli city & 30 km from
Behror city, the district headquarters. Before 2023 it was part of Alwar district but after district reorganisation in Rajasthan in 2023 it was made part of newly created district of
Kotputli-Behror district. In the State Budget of the fiscal year 2020-21, it has been upgraded to Municipality or Nagar-Palika status. It is located 46km west of the
Alwar
Alwar ( Rajasthani Pronunciation: ™lʋəɾ is a city located in India's National Capital Region (NCR) and the administrative headquarters of Alwar District in the state of Rajasthan. It is located 150 km south of Delhi and 150 km ...
city and 117km south of the state capital
Jaipur
Jaipur (; , ) is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and the List of cities and towns in Rajasthan, largest city of the north-western States and union territories of India, Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had ...
.
References
{{Kotputli-Behror district
Cities and towns in Kotputli-Behror district