Bansihari is a village in
Bansihari CD Block in
Gangarampur subdivision
Gangarampur subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Dakshin Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Subdivisions
Dakshin Dinajpur district is divided into two administrative subdivisions:
.*2011
Administrative units
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of
Dakshin Dinajpur district
Dakshin Dinajpur () or South Dinajpur is a district in the Indian state of West Bengal, India. It was created on 1 April 1992 by the division of the erstwhile West Dinajpur District. The Headquarter (sadar) of the district is at Balurghat. It ...
in the state of
West Bengal
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,
India
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.
Geography
Location
Bansihari is located at .
The
Tangon flows nearby.
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Police station
Bansihari police station under West Bengal police has jurisdiction over
Bansihari CD Block.
Demographics
As per the
2011 Census of India
The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...
, 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).
Transport
Bansihari is located off the
State Highway 10.
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Education
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 VI 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.
References
{{Dakshin Dinajpur
Villages in Dakshin Dinajpur district