Samsi, Malda
| Samsi | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Samsi Location in West Bengal, India  Samsi Samsi (India) | |
| Coordinates: 25°16′33″N 88°00′18″E / 25.27583°N 88.00500°ECoordinates: 25°16′33″N 88°00′18″E / 25.27583°N 88.00500°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Maldah |
| Subdistrict | Ratua I |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 48,989 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Pincode | 732139 |
| Telephone code | 03513 |
Samsi is a town in Ratua-i Block in Maldah District of West Bengal State, India.
The town belongs to Jalpaiguri Division. It is located 37 km north of the district headquarters at English Bazar and 348 km from the state capital at Kolkata. Samsi's Pin code is 732139 and it has its own postal head office.
Samsi is surrounded by Ratua-II Block on the south, Amdabad Block towards the west, Manikchak Block towards South and Chanchal-II Block towards north. Sahibganj, Manihari, Raiganj and Katihar are the nearby cities. It is in the border of Maldah District and Katihar District and is near to the Bihar state border.
Demographics
Bengali is the local language here..
Transportation
Malahar is the nearest railway station to Samsi. Malda Town railway station is the nearest major station, 34 km near to Samsi.