Phansidewa is an administrative division in Siliguri subdivision

Siliguri subdivision

Siliguri subdivision is a subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of the Siliguri municipal corporation and four community development blocks: Matigara, Naxalbari, Phansidewa and Kharibari. The four blocks contain 22 gram panchayats and two census...

 of Darjeeling district

Darjeeling district

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 in the India

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 of West Bengal

West Bengal

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. Phansidewa police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Phansidewa.

Geography

Phansidewa is located at 26.58°N 88.36°E. It has an average elevation of 98 metre

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s (324 feet).

Phansidewa community development block

Community Development Block in India

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has an area of 336.56  km².

Administration

Phansidewa block consists of rural areas only with 7 gram panchayats, viz. Bidhannagar–I, Chathat-Bansgaon, Ghospukur, Jalas–Nijamtara, Bidhannagar–II, Fansideoa Bansgoan and Hetmuri–Singhijhara. This block has one police station at Phansidewa. The headquarters of this block is in Phansidewa.

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Phansidewa block had a total population of 171,384, out of which 87,897 were males and 83,487 were females. Phansidewa block registered a population growth of 22.38 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 16.94 per cent. Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.