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Phansidewa, Darjeeling
Phansidewa is a village in the Phansidewa CD block in the Siliguri subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography  
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Mahananda River
Balason River
Mechi River
Bagdogra Airport F 
Batasi R
Phansidewa R
Panitanki R
Naxalbari R
Bengdubi R
Bagdogra R
Uttar Bagdogra CT
Shyamdhan CT
Lalman CT
Kharibari CT
Geni CT
Dakshin Bagdogra CT
Bhimram CT
Dumriguri CT Places in the south-western portion of Siliguri subdivision in Darjeeling district CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F: facilities Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly LocationPhansidewa is located at 26°35′21″N 88°22′17″E / 26.5891°N 88.3713°E. Phansidewa is shown as being located in Bandar Gachh mouza in the map of Phansidewa CD block on page 327 of District Census Handbook, Darjeeling.[1] Area overviewThe map alongside shows the Siliguri subdivision of Darjeeling district. This area is spread across the foothills of the Himalayas and is a plain land gently sloping from north to south. While the northern part is mentioned as the Terai region, the larger southern portion forms the western part of the Dooars region. While 55.11% per cent of the population resides in the rural areas, 44.89% resides in the urban areas. On the western side the Mechi River forms a long border with Nepal. On the eastern side the Mahananda River forms a short border with Bangladesh.[2][3] Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. DemographicsAccording to the 2011 Census of India, Bandar Gachh had a total population of 3.891 of which 2,020 (52%) were males and 1,871 (48%) were females. There were 380 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Bandar Gachh was 2,825 (72.60% of the population over 6 years).[4] Civic AdministrationPolice stationPhansidewa police station has jurisdiction over the Phansidewa CD block.[5][6] CD block HQThe headquarters of the Phansidewa CD block is at Phansidewa.[7] TransportThe station at Nijbari, on the Howrah-New Jalpaiguri line, located nearby. Nijbari is 15 km from New Jalpaiguri.[8] EducationPhansidewa High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1865. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has 14 computers, a library with 1,520 books and a playground.[9] Phansidewa Girls High School is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 1980. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has a playground.[10] References
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