Bansihari is a village in Bansihari CD Block in Gangarampur subdivision of

Dakshin Dinajpur district Dakshin Dinajpur (), also known as South Dinajpur, is a district in the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal, India. It was created on 1 April 1992 by the division of the erstwhile West Dinajpur District. The head ...

in the state of

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Geography

Location

Bansihari is located at . The Tangon flows nearby.Google maps In the map alongside, all places marked on the map are linked in the full screen version.

Police station

Bansihari police station under West Bengal police has jurisdiction over Bansihari CD Block.

Demographics

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).

Transport

Bansihari is located off the State Highway 10.

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 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.

References

{{Dakshin Dinajpur Villages in Dakshin Dinajpur district