Bansi, Udaipur

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Bansi

Principal town of an estate of the same name in the State of Udaipur, Rajputana, situated in 24° 20' N. and 74 24' E., about 47 miles south-east of Udaipur city. Population (1901), 1,265. The estate, which is held by one of the first-class nobles of Mewar, who is styled Rawat, consists of 59 villages, containing 5,736 inhabitants, of whom over 41 per cent, are Bhlls. The income is about Rs. 24,000, and a tribute of about Rs. 162 is paid to the Darbar. The Rawats of Bansi belong to the Shaktawat family of the Sesodia Rajputs.