Bansihari Subdivision - Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal

Bansihari is an administrative subdivision in the Dakshin Dinajpur district of West Bengal, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Bansihari is the main town for most villages within the subdivision. The nearest railway station is situated at Buniadpur, while the nearest airport is Balurghat Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 35.3 km.

The total area of the subdivision is 207 km², including 207.28 km² rural area and 0.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 957 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Bansihari Subdivision

Bansihari Subdivision has a total of 161 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Subdivision, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Aligara	Urban	Not applicable
2	Alipur	Rural	Brajaballavpur
3	Amai	Urban	Not applicable
4	Amarpur	Rural	Ganguria
5	Amilas	Rural	Ganguria
6	Andhar Manik	Rural	Mahabari
7	Angaran	Rural	Brajaballavpur
8	Badalpur	Rural	Brajaballavpur
9	Bagduar	Rural	Ganguria
10	Baharail	Rural	Ganguria
11	Baje Haripur	Rural	Ganguria
12	Baje Kanur	Rural	Ganguria
13	Bajerupahat	Rural	Mahabari
14	Balipukur	Rural	Mahabari
15	Banamalipur	Rural	Ganguria
16	Banipara	Rural	Ellahabad
17	Bansihari	Rural	Brajaballavpur
18	Barabari	Rural	Ganguria
19	Barabila	Urban	Not applicable
20	Baragram	Rural	Brajaballavpur
21	Barahara	Rural	Ellahabad
22	Baraharipur	Rural	Ellahabad
23	Barail	Urban	Not applicable
24	Barajhara	Rural	Ellahabad
25	Barakhair	Rural	Ellahabad
26	Bataskuri	Rural	Ellahabad
27	Bejebikair	Rural	Ellahabad
28	Bhagabatdanga	Rural	Brajaballavpur
29	Bhaior	Rural	Brajaballavpur
30	Bhimbati	Rural	Brajaballavpur
31	Bhingaldaha	Rural	Ellahabad
32	Bhitarmasun	Rural	Brajaballavpur
33	Bighva	Rural	Brajaballavpur
34	Bikaldanga	Rural	Ganguria
35	Bilbarail	Rural	Ganguria
36	Biralipara	Rural	Mahabari
37	Buniadpur	Urban	Not applicable
38	Butihari	Rural	Mahabari
39	Chak Chandmukh	Rural	Ellahabad
40	Chak Sadulya	Unmapped	Not applicable
41	Chakpara	Rural	Brajaballavpur
42	Chandipukur	Rural	Ellahabad
43	Chandipur	Rural	Brajaballavpur
44	Chandmukh	Rural	Brajaballavpur
45	Chaugharia	Rural	Brajaballavpur
46	Chenra	Rural	Brajaballavpur
47	Chhota Faizullapur	Rural	Mahabari
48	Chhota Karai	Rural	Ellahabad
49	Chhota Khidirpur	Rural	Ganguria
50	Dahuakuri	Rural	Brajaballavpur
51	Dakshin Gopalpur	Rural	Ganguria
52	Dakshingaon	Rural	Ellahabad
53	Dasul	Rural	Brajaballavpur
54	Daudpur	Rural	Ellahabad
55	Daulatpur	Rural	Ganguria
56	Deogaon	Rural	Ganguria
57	Deuria	Rural	Ganguria
58	Dhiltail	Rural	Ellahabad
59	Dhumpara	Rural	Ellahabad
60	Dhutura	Rural	Ellahabad
61	Dilkhanthi	Rural	Mahabari
62	Dumnipara	Urban	Not applicable
63	Elahabad	Rural	Ellahabad
64	Elankuri	Rural	Ellahabad
65	Gandharbbapur	Rural	Ganguria
66	Ganguria	Rural	Ganguria
67	Gauripara	Rural	Ganguria
68	Gerul	Rural	Ganguria
69	Ghasipur	Rural	Mahabari
70	Gobindapur	Rural	Mahabari
71	Gopalpur	Rural	Brajaballavpur
72	Habeli	Rural	Mahabari
73	Haldi	Urban	Not applicable
74	Hasamdipur	Rural	Mahabari
75	Ilaspur	Rural	Mahabari
76	Jadupur	Rural	Ganguria
77	Jagannathpur	Rural	Ellahabad
78	Jaharpur	Rural	Ellahabad
79	Jamar	Rural	Ellahabad
80	Jasodapur	Rural	Ellahabad
81	Jaydebpur	Urban	Not applicable
82	Jotmusak	Rural	Mahabari
83	Jotnasir	Rural	Mahabari
84	Kail	Urban	Not applicable
85	Kakhar	Rural	Brajaballavpur
86	Kalyani	Rural	Mahabari
87	Kamalpur	Rural	Mahabari
88	Kandarpur	Rural	Ganguria
89	Kanur	Urban	Not applicable
90	Karai	Rural	Ellahabad
91	Karkha	Urban	Not applicable
92	Kelna	Rural	Brajaballavpur
93	Kesharghata	Rural	Ganguria
94	Khidirpur	Rural	Mahabari
95	Khusipur	Urban	Not applicable
96	Krishnabati	Rural	Brajaballavpur
97	Krishnapur	Rural	Mahabari
98	Kuarsai	Rural	Ganguria
99	Kuskari	Rural	Mahabari
100	Kusumba	Rural	Brajaballavpur
101	Madhupur	Rural	Brajaballavpur
102	Mahabari	Rural	Mahabari
103	Mahadipur	Rural	Ellahabad
104	Mahammadpur	Rural	Ganguria
105	Mahugram	Rural	Brajaballavpur
106	Makrampur	Rural	Ellahabad
107	Malam	Unmapped	Not applicable
108	Mangalpur	Rural	Mahabari
109	Math Khidirpur	Urban	Not applicable
110	Mirahati	Rural	Ganguria
111	Mirpur	Rural	Mahabari
112	Mirzadpur	Urban	Not applicable
113	Mungarail	Rural	Brajaballavpur
114	Nachhuapara	Rural	Ganguria
115	Nandura	Rural	Ellahabad
116	Naopara	Rural	Ellahabad
117	Narayanpur	Urban	Not applicable
118	Ojantor	Rural	Ellahabad
119	Paharpur	Rural	Ganguria
120	Panjarpara	Rural	Mahabari
121	Panthanpara	Rural	Ellahabad
122	Paschim Chandipur	Rural	Brajaballavpur
123	Patara	Rural	Mahabari
124	Pichhala	Rural	Mahabari
125	Puria	Rural	Mahabari
126	Raghabnagar	Rural	Brajaballavpur
127	Rahimpur	Rural	Mahabari
128	Rajapur	Rural	Ganguria
129	Ranabindul	Rural	Brajaballavpur
130	Rangapukur	Urban	Not applicable
131	Ranipur	Rural	Ganguria
132	Rankhanpara	Rural	Ganguria
133	Rasidpur	Urban	Not applicable
134	Rasulpur	Rural	Brajaballavpur
135	Rejatpur	Rural	Ganguria
136	Rupahata	Rural	Mahabari
137	Sahabaddipur	Rural	Mahabari
138	Sahananda	Rural	Ellahabad
139	Saidpur	Rural	Mahabari
140	Sakrail	Rural	Brajaballavpur
141	Samaspur	Rural	Mahabari
142	Sankarpur	Rural	Ganguria
143	Sarai	Unmapped	Not applicable
144	Sardarpur	Rural	Brajaballavpur
145	Sayestabad	Rural	Ganguria
146	Selimabad	Urban	Not applicable
147	Serpur	Urban	Not applicable
148	Shisha	Rural	Ganguria
149	Shyampur	Rural	Mahabari
150	Sibpur	Urban	Not applicable
151	Sihal	Rural	Ellahabad
152	Srirampur	Rural	Mahabari
153	Subarna Sarai	Rural	Mahabari
154	Suripukur	Rural	Ellahabad
155	Thingur	Urban	Not applicable
156	Tikul	Rural	Ellahabad
157	Uttar Amarpur	Rural	Ellahabad
158	Uttar Daulatpur	Rural	Ellahabad
159	Uttar Lakshmipur	Rural	Brajaballavpur
160	Uttar Srirampur	Rural	Ellahabad
161	Vstair	Rural	Mahabari

Population of Bansihari Subdivision

As per the Census 2011, Bansihari Subdivision has a total population of 1,41,286 people, consisting of 72,161 males and 69,125 females. There are 32,707 households in the subdivision with an average population density of 682 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,41,286	1,41,286	0
Male Population	72,161	72,161	0
Female Population	69,125	69,125	0
Total Households	32,707	32,707	0
Population Density	682 / km²	682 / km²	0 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the subdivision has 85,368 literate people and 17,179 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 37,506 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 31,017 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural
Child Population (Age 0–6)	17,179	17,179
Literate Population	85,368	85,368
Illiterate Population	55,918	55,918
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	37,506	37,506
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	31,017	31,017

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Subdivision Overview
Subdivision (Hindi)	Bansihari (बनसिहारी)
District	Dakshin Dinajpur
State / UT	West Bengal
Railway Station	Buniadpur
Total Area	207 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	957
Total Population (2011)	1,41,286
Density	682/km²
Total Villages	161

Nearby Subdivisions in Dakshin Dinajpur
Balurghat	Gangarampur
Harirampur	Hilli
Kumarganj	Kushmundi
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