Bansihari is an administrative division in Gangarampur subdivision

Gangarampur subdivision

Gangarampur subdivision is a subdivision of the South Dinajpur district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of Gangarampur municipality and four community development blocs: Gangarampur, Bangsihari, Harirampur and Kushmandi. The four blocks contain 30 gram panchayats...

 of Dakshin Dinajpur district in the India

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 of West Bengal

West Bengal

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. Bansihari police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Buniadpur.

Geography

Bansihari is located at 25.4000°N 88.4167°E.

Bansihari community development block

Community Development Block in India

The Community development block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer...

 has an area of 197.50  km².

The Tangon River

Tangon River

Tangon River is a river passing through the Indian state of West Bengal and Bangladesh. It is tributary of Punarbhaba River...

 flows through the Bansihari block.

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

s of Bansihari block/ panchayat samiti are: Brojoballavpur, Ellahabad, Ganguria, Mahabari and Shibpur.

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Bansihari block had a total population of 122,057, out of which 62,536 were males and 59,521 were females. Bansihari block registered a population growth of 24.51 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 22.11 per cent.Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.