Bansjore Explained

Bansjore
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Jharkhand#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jharkhand, India
Coordinates:22.4344°N 84.7262°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:4282
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages *
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:835226
Area Code Type:Telephone/ STD code
Area Code:06525
Registration Plate:JH 20
Blank1 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank1 Info Sec1:61.50%
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank3 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency

Bansjore is a village in the Bansjore CD block in the Simdega subdivision of the Simdega district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.7542868321call

Geography

Location

Bansjore is located at 22.4344°N 84.7262°W

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. 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.[1]

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.[2]

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Bansjore CD block are located at Bansjore village.[3]

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.[4]

(*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.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII A. Page 8: Physical aspects, page 9: Forest, Agriculture, page 33: 2011 Census Findings–Population and its Distribution . Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 5 November 2021.
  2. Web site: District Police Profile - Simdega . Jharkhand Police. 3 November 2021.
  3. Web site: District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII A. Map of Simdega district on the third page . Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 3 November 2021.
  4. Web site: District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII B. Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 376738, pages 120-121. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 3 November 2021.
  5. Web site: SS High School Bansjor. Schools.org . 3 November 2021.