This article is about the settlement in West Bengal, India. For 1 its namesake community development block, see Phansidewa. For 2 its namesake assembly constituency, see Phansidewa (Vidhan Sabha constituency).
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
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 overview
The 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.
Demographics
According 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 Administration
Police station
Phansidewa police station has jurisdiction over the Phansidewa CD block.[5][6]
CD block HQ
The headquarters of the Phansidewa CD block is at Phansidewa.[7]
Phansidewa 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]
^"District Census Handbook: Darjiling"(PDF). Map of District Darjiling with CD block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
