Bansi is a city and municipal board situated on a bank of the Rapti River in the Siddharthnagar district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.

The Magh Mela is a fair which is held for a month in Bansi from 25 January to 25 February, attracting visitors from all the surrounding areas.

[1] As of the 2011 Indian Census, Bansi Nagar Palika Parishad had a total population of 41,057.

[3] The Major National Highway is NH28 form Varanasi to Kapilvastu passing through the city.

In addition, buses to Lucknow, Kanpur, Allahabad, Ayodhya, Faizabad, Akbarpur, Tanda, Rajesultanpur, Azamgarh, and Delhi run many times daily.