Bansjore
Geography
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10miles
River
River
River
Wildlife
Sanctuary
Location
Bansjore is located at 22°26′04″N 84°43′34″E / 22.4344°N 84.7262°E
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.
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.
CD block HQ
The headquarters of Bansjore CD block are located at Bansjore village.
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.
(*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.
References
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 8: Physical aspects, page 9: Forest, Agriculture, page 33: 2011 Census Findings–Population and its Distribution. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "District Police Profile - Simdega". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Simdega district on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 376738, pages 120-121. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "SS High School Bansjor". Schools.org. Retrieved 3 November 2021.