Bansihari is a village in Bansihari CD Block in Gangarampur subdivision of Dakshin Dinajpur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Bansihari
Village
Bansihari is located in West Bengal
Bansihari
Bansihari
Location in West Bengal, India
Bansihari is located in India
Bansihari
Bansihari
Bansihari (India)
Coordinates: 25°23′23″N 88°25′33″E / 25.3897°N 88.4257°E / 25.3897; 88.4257
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictDakshin Dinajpur
Population
 (2011)
 • Total930
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
733121 (Cheragipara)
STD/ Telephone code03521
Lok Sabha constituencyBalurghat
Vidhan Sabha constituencyHarirampur
Websiteddinajpur.nic.in

Geography edit

 
 
15km
10miles
 
Bangladesh
India
Bangarh
H
Kushmandi
R
Bansihari
R
Tapan
R
Kumarganj
R
Patiram
R
Hili Checkpoint
R
Chak Bhrigu
CT
Dakra
CT
Par Patiram
CT
Gopalpur
CT
Harirampur
CT
Buniadpur
M
Gangarampur
M
Balurghat
M
Cities and towns in the Dakshin Dinajpur district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical site
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location edit

Bansihari is located at 25°23′23″N 88°25′33″E / 25.3897°N 88.4257°E / 25.3897; 88.4257.

The Tangon flows nearby.[1]

In the map alongside, all places marked on the map are linked in the full screen version.

Police station edit

Bansihari police station under West Bengal police has jurisdiction over Bansihari CD Block.[2][3]

Demographics edit

As per the 2011 Census of India, Bansihari had a total population of 930, of which 475 (51%) were males and 455 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 125. The total number of literates in Bansihari was 685 (85.09% of the population over 6 years).[4]

Transport edit

Bansihari is located off the State Highway 10.[1]

Education edit

Bansihari High School was established at Shibpur, an adjacent village, in 1952. It is a Bengali-medium co-educational higher secondary school. It has arrangements for teaching from Class V to XII. It has 14 computers, 1,350 books in the library and a playground. Mid-day meals are prepared and served in the school.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Google maps
  2. ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Dakshin Dinajpur". Table 2.1. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Dakshin Dinajpur District Police". Know your PS. District Police. Archived from the original on 28 November 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  4. ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Bansihari High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 4 December 2018.