Galsi, Bardhaman

Galsi
Village
Galsi
Location in West Bengal, India
Galsi
Galsi (India)
Coordinates: 23°20′14.0″N 87°41′33.0″E / 23.337222°N 87.692500°E / 23.337222; 87.692500Coordinates: 23°20′14.0″N 87°41′33.0″E / 23.337222°N 87.692500°E / 23.337222; 87.692500
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Purba Bardhaman
 • Rank 10,700
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 713406 (Galsi)
Telephone/STD code 03452
Lok Sabha constituency Bardhaman-Durgapur
Vidhan Sabha constituency Galsi
Website bardhaman.gov.in

Galsi is a village in Galsi II CD Block in Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Galsi had a total population of 10,700 of which 5,394 (50%) were males and 5,306 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,094. The total number of literates in Galsi was 7,193 (74.88% of the population over 6 years).[1]

Police station

Galsi police station has jurisdiction over Galsi II and a part of Galsi I CD Blocks. The area covered is 294.4 km.2[2][3]

CD Block HQ

The headquarters of Galsi II CD Block are located at Galsi.[4]

Transport

Galsi is a station on the Bardhaman-Asansol section, which is a part of Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line, Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line and Howrah-Delhi main line.[5]

NH 19 (old numbering NH 2)/ Grand Trunk Road passes through Galsi.[6]

Education

Galsi have Galsi Higher Secondary School ( Boy and Co ed school), Sarada Vidyapith (Girls School), Galsi College, B. Ed College, etc

References

  1. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Purba Bardhaman District Police". Police Station. West Bengal Police. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "District Census Handbook: Barddhaman" (PDF). Map of Barddhaman with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "63509 Bardhaman-Asansol MEMU". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Retrieved 10 February 2017.


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