Phansidewa (community development block)

Phansidewa
—  community development block  —
Phansidewa
Location of Phansidewa
in West Bengal and India
Coordinates
Country India
State West Bengal
District(s) Darjeeling
Parliamentary constituency Darjeeling
Assembly constituency Phansidewa
Population

Density

171,384 (2001)

509 /km2 (1,318 /sq mi)

Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Area 336.56 square kilometres (129.95 sq mi)
Website darjeeling.gov.in/

Phansidewa (community development block) is an administrative division in Siliguri subdivision of Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Phansidewa police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Phansidewa.[1][2]

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Geography

Phansidewa is located at .[3] It has an average elevation of 98 metres (324 feet).

Phansidewa community development block has an area of 336.56  km2.[2]

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.[2] Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Contact details of Block Development Officers". Darjeeling district. West Bengal Government. http://wbprd.gov.in/html/asp/bdo_contact.asp?cd=DH. Retrieved 2011-03-15. 
  2. ^ a b c "Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal , Table 4". Census of India 2001, Darjeeling district (01). Census Commissioner of India. http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table4_1.htm. Retrieved 2011-03-15. 
  3. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Phansidewa
  4. ^ "Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4". Census of India 2001. Census Commission of India. http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/FrameTable4_1.htm. Retrieved 2011-03-11.