Bansihari
title: "Bansihari" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-dakshin-dinajpur-district"] topic_path: "general/villages-in-dakshin-dinajpur-district" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bansihari" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Bansihari |
| native_name | |
| settlement_type | Village |
| pushpin_map | India West Bengal # India |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in West Bengal, India |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | India |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | West Bengal |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Dakshin Dinajpur |
| established_title | |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| population_total | 930 |
| population_as_of | 2011 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| demographics_type1 | Languages |
| demographics1_title1 | Official |
| demographics1_info1 | Bengali, English |
| timezone1 | IST |
| utc_offset1 | +5:30 |
| postal_code_type | PIN |
| postal_code | 733121 (Cheragipara) |
| area_code_type | STD/ Telephone code |
| area_code | 03521 |
| blank1_name_sec1 | Lok Sabha constituency |
| blank1_info_sec1 | Balurghat |
| blank2_name_sec1 | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| blank2_info_sec1 | Harirampur |
| website | |
| :: |
| name = Bansihari | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Village | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India West Bengal # India | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = West Bengal | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Dakshin Dinajpur | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 930 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Bengali, English | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 733121 (Cheragipara) | area_code_type = STD/ Telephone code | area_code = 03521 | blank1_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency | blank1_info_sec1 = Balurghat | blank2_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha constituency | blank2_info_sec1 = Harirampur | website = | footnotes = Bansihari is a village in Bansihari CD Block in Gangarampur subdivision of Dakshin Dinajpur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
| width=350| height=250| zoom=9 | coord=| float=left|caption=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 |mark-coord1= | label-pos1=right|label1=Balurghat | numbered1=M| mark-title1= Balurghat (M)|label-color1=#800000 |label-size1=13| mark-size1=13|shape1=l-circle|shape-color1=#800000|shape-outline1=white|label-offset-x1=2 |mark-coord2= | label-pos2=left|label2=Gangarampur| numbered2=M| mark-title2= Gangarampur (M) |mark-coord3= | label-pos3=left|label3=Buniadpur| numbered3=M| mark-title3= Buniadpur (M) |mark-coord4= | label-pos4=right|label4=Harirampur | numbered4=CT| mark-title4= Harirampur, West Bengal (CT)|shape-color4=#A40000 |mark-coord5= | label-pos5=right|label5=Gopalpur | numbered5=CT| mark-title5= Gopalpur, Dakshin Dinajpur (CT)|shape-color5=#A40000 |mark-coord6= | label-pos6=top|label6= Par Patiram | numbered6=CT| mark-title6= Par Patiram (CT)|shape-color6=#A40000 |mark-coord7= | label-pos7=left|label7= Dakra | numbered7=CT| mark-title7= Dakra (CT)|shape-color7=#A40000 |mark-coord8= | label-pos8=left|label8= Chak Bhrigu | numbered8=CT| mark-title8= Chak Bhrigu (CT)|shape-color8=#A40000 |mark-coord9= | label-pos9=left|label9=Hili Checkpoint| numbered9=R| mark-title9= Hili, Dakshin Dinajpur (R)| shape-color9=#C42222 |mark-coord10= | label-pos10=right|label10=Patiram| numbered10=R| mark-title10= Patiram (R)| shape-color10=#C42222 |mark-coord11= | label-pos11=right|label11=Kumarganj| numbered11=R| mark-title11= Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur (R)| shape-color11=#C42222 |mark-coord12= | label-pos12=right|label12=Tapan| numbered12=R| mark-title12= Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur (R)| shape-color12=#C42222 |mark-coord13= | label-pos13=right|label13=Bansihari| numbered13=R| mark-title13= Bansihari (R)|shape-color13=black| label-size13=14|label-color13=black |mark-coord14= | label-pos14=top|label14=Kushmandi| numbered14=R| mark-title14= Kushmandi, Dakshin Dinajpur (R)| shape-color14=#C42222 |mark-coord15= | label-pos15=left|label15=Bangarh| numbered15=H| mark-title15= Bangarh (H)| shape-color15=#C42222 |mark-coord16=| label16=India| label-color16 = black| label-angle16=15| label-pos16=bottom| label-size16=10| mark-size16=0| mark-title16 =none |mark-coord17=| label17=Bangladesh| label-color17 = black| label-angle17=15| label-pos17=bottom| label-size17=10| mark-size17=0| mark-title17 =none |}}
Location
Bansihari is located at .
The Tangon flows nearby.
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
References
- Google maps
- "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Dakshin Dinajpur". Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal.
- "Dakshin Dinajpur District Police". District Police.
- "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
- "Bansihari High School". ICBSE.
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