Bansjore is a village in the
Bansjore CD block in the
Simdega subdivision
Simdega subdivision is an Administrative divisions of India, administrative subdivision of the Simdega district in the South Chotanagpur division in the state of Jharkhand, India.
History
Simdega subdivision was established in 1915 and was one o ...
of the
Simdega district in the
India
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Jharkhand
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Geography
Location
Bansjore is located at
Area overview
In the area presented in the map alongside, "the landscape is formed of hills and undulating plateau" in the south-western part of the
Chota Nagpur Plateau
The Chota Nagpur Plateau () is a plateau in eastern India, which covers much of Jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal and Bihar. The Indo-Gangetic plain lies to the north and east of the plateau, and th ...
. About 32% of the district is covered with forests (mark the shaded portions in the map.) It is an overwhelmingly rural area with 92.83% of the population living in the rural areas. A major portion of the rural population depends on rain-fed agriculture (average annual rainfall: 1,100-1,200 mm) for a living.
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Civic administration
Police station
There is a police station at Bansjore.
CD block HQ
The headquarters of
Bansjore CD block are located at Bansjore village.
Demographics
According to the
2011 Census of India, Bansjor had a total population of 4,282, of which 2,166 (51%) were males and 2,094 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 555. The total number of literate persons in Bansjor was 2,292 (61.50% of the population over 6 years.
(*For language details see
Bansjore block#Language and religion)
Education
S.S. High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1957. It has facilities for teaching in class VI to class X. The school has a playground and a library with 576 books.
References
{{South Chotanagpur Division
Villages in Simdega district