Barsoi Explained

Barsoi
Native Name Lang:hi
Nickname:City of villages
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Bihar
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates:25.6514°N 87.9225°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Bihar
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Mithila
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Katihar
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:67
Population Total:3,44,133
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi, Urdu
Demographics1 Title2:Regional
Demographics1 Info2:Surjapuri, Maithili, Hindi, Bengali
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:855102
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:06451
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Katihar
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Balrampur
Iso Code:IN-BR

Barsoi is a town and nagar panchayat which serves headquarters of a subdivision in Katihar district in the state of Bihar, India.It is an important railway junction under Katihar division Northeast Frontier Railway zone of Indian Railways.[1]

Barsoi Junction connects four routes as in the north Siliguri Junction on broad gauge and New Jalpaiguri Junction on broad gauge, on broad gauges Radhikapur near Bangladesh border on east and Katihar Junction on west and on south Kumedpur Junction railway station, Kolkata.It is one of the biggest railway junction of NFR.

Divisions

Barsoi subdivision is divided into four community development blocks: Kadwa, Azamnagar, Barsoi and Balrampur.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/maps/nr-est-frt-rly.htm nr-est-frt-rly