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{{Infobox settlement
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| name                         = Bansberia
| name               = Bansberia
| settlement_type               = [[City]]
| settlement_type   = [[City]]
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| position  = centre
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{{small|Clockwise from top:<br/>
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Hanseswari Devi Idol and <br/>
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Hangseswari Temple
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| nicknames          = বাঁশবেড়িয়া<br/>বংশবাটী
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| leader_title                 = [[Public administration|Administrator]] of Municipal Board of administration
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| leader_name                   = Aditya Neogi ([[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]])
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of West Bengal|Division]]
| unit_pref                     = Metric
| subdivision_name2 = [[Burdwan division|Burdwan]]
| area_total_km2               = 9.07
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of West Bengal|District]]
| area_rank                     = 5th (in Hooghly District)
| subdivision_name3 = [[Hooghly district|Hooghly]]
| elevation_m                   = 6
| established_title = Established
| population_total             = 1,03,799
| established_date   = 1869
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| founder           = Raja Narasingha Dev
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| named_for         =  
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| governing_body     = [[Bansberia Municipality]]
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| leader_title       = [[Chairman|Chairman/Commissioner]]
| demographics1_title1         = Official
| leader_name       = Tapas Kumar Mukhopadhyay ([[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]])
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| leader_title1      = Vice [[Chairperson]]
| timezone1                     = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| leader_name1      = Silipi Chatterjee ([[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]])
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| postal_code_type             = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| area_total_km2     = 9.07
| postal_code                   = 712502, 712104, 712503
| area_rank         = 5th (in Hooghly District)
| area_code_type               = Telephone code
| elevation_m       = 6
| area_code                     = +91 33
| population_total   = 1,03,799
| registration_plate           = WB16
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| blank1_name_sec1             = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| population_demonym =  
| blank2_info_sec1             = [[Locket Chatterjee]] ([[BJP]])
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| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]
| blank4_name_sec1             = [[M.L.A]]
| timezone1         = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| blank4_info_sec1             = Tapan D.Gupta ([[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]])
| utc_offset1       = +5:30
| website                       =  
| postal_code_type   = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| official_name                 = Bansh Baria(Railway Name)
| postal_code       = 712502, 712104, 712503
| Image of skyline 2            = Bansberia Tribeni Road - Bus Terminus Area - Tribeni - Hooghly - 2013-05-19 7738.JPG
| area_code_type     = Telephone code
| area_code         = +91 33
| registration_plate = WB16
| blank1_name_sec1   = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1   = [[Hooghly (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hooghly]]
| blank2_name_sec1   = [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]]
| blank2_info_sec1   = [[Rachana Banerjee]] ([[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]])
| blank3_name_sec1   = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank3_info_sec1   = [[Saptagram (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Saptagram]]
| blank4_name_sec1   = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
| blank4_info_sec1   = [[Tapan Dasgupta]] ([[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]])
| website           =  
| official_name     = Bansh Baria (Railway Name)
}}
}}


'''Bansberia''' is a city and a municipality of [[Hooghly district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is about {{convert|45|km|abbr=on}} away from [[Kolkata]], at the western end of the [[Iswar Gupta Setu]] ([[Kalyani, West Bengal|Kalyani]]-Bansberia) Bridge. It is a part of the area covered by [[Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority]] (KMDA).<ref>{{cite web
'''Bansberia''' is a small town and a municipality of [[Hooghly district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is about {{convert|45|km|abbr=on}} away from [[Kolkata]], at the western end of the [[Iswar Gupta Setu]] ([[Kalyani, West Bengal|Kalyani]]-Bansberia) Bridge. It is a part of the area covered by [[Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority]] (KMDA).<ref>{{cite web
  |url=http://www.cmdaonline.com/kma.html
  |url=http://www.cmdaonline.com/kma.html
  |title=Base Map of Kolkata Metropolitan area
  |title=Base Map of Kolkata Metropolitan area
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  |archive-date=28 September 2007
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}}</ref> [[Bans Beria railway station]] is 4&nbsp;km from [[Bandel Junction]] on the [[Bandel-Katwa Line]].The area covered by two police stations -  [[Chinsurah]] (W.no.1-4) and  
}}</ref> [[Bans Beria railway station]] is 4&nbsp;km from [[Bandel Junction]] on the [[Bandel-Katwa Line]]. The area covered by two police stations — [[Chinsurah]] (ward no. 1–4) and [[Mogra]] (ward no. 5–22). The part of [[Chinsurah]] Police Station governed by [[Chandannagar Police Commissionerate]] and [[Mogra]] Police Station governed by Hooghly Rural Police District. [[Kārtika (month)|Kartik]] Puja is the famous festival of Bansberia. Bansberia also famous for its [[Kumbh Mela]].
[[Mogra]] (W.no.5-22).
The part of both Police Stations governed by [[Chandannagar Police Commissionerate]].


==History==
==History==
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Bansberia was one of the main city of ancient [[Saptagram]].<ref>[http://www.wbtourism.com/heritage/hooghly.htm#Hooghly West Bengal Tourism – see Hooghly] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070127124517/http://www.wbtourism.com/heritage/hooghly.htm#Hooghly |date=27 January 2007 }}</ref>
Bansberia was one of the main city of ancient [[Saptagram]].<ref>[http://www.wbtourism.com/heritage/hooghly.htm#Hooghly West Bengal Tourism – see Hooghly] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070127124517/http://www.wbtourism.com/heritage/hooghly.htm#Hooghly |date=27 January 2007 }}</ref>


Zafar Khan Ghazi Mosque and Dargah situated at [[Tribeni, Hooghly|Tribeni]] in Hooghly district, West Bengal, India, are considered to be among the earliest surviving Muslim monuments in Bengal.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} According to an inscription, the mosque is dated 698 AH (1298 AD).{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} Tribeni (junction of three rivers viz, the Ganges, the Yamuna, and the Sarasvati - hence the name) was an ancient holy place of the Hindus.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} The Muslims conquered it during the early phase of their conquest of Bengal.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}}
Zafar Khan Ghazi Mosque and Dargah situated at [[Tribeni, Hooghly|Tribeni]] in Hooghly district, West Bengal, India, are considered to be among the earliest surviving Muslim monuments in Bengal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mosque architecture in Bangladesh |url=https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000158361 |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=unesdoc.unesco.org}}</ref> According to an inscription, the mosque is dated 698 AH (1298 AD).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Zafar Khan Ghazi Mosque and Dargah - Banglapedia |url=https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php/Zafar_Khan_Ghazi_Mosque_and_Dargah |access-date=2025-12-24 |website=en.banglapedia.org |language=en}}</ref> Tribeni (junction of three rivers viz, the Ganges, the Yamuna, and the Sarasvati - hence the name) was an ancient holy place of the Hindus until the Muslims conquered it during the early phase of their conquest of Bengal. The mosque itself has an oblong shape, with dimensions of {{convert|23.38|by|10.53|m|ft}} externally.<ref name=":0" />
The mosque is an oblong structure measuring {{convert|23.38|by|10.53|m|ft}} externally. It is the earliest surviving example of the brick-and-stone style introduced by the Muslims in Bengal in place of the traditional Hindu style of laying rectangular cut stones one upon another without mortar.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} The stones used in the mosque were originally materials from temples, as evidenced by figures of Hindu deities carved on some pieces.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} The original structure has suffered reconstruction a number of times.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}}
 
There are five arched entrances in the east wall. The arches are supported by stumpy hexagonal stone piers. The mosque represents the multi-domed oblong type developed by the Muslims in Bengal in which the number of domes on the roof equals the number of entrances in the east wall multiplied by those on either sides. The north and south walls have two doors each. There are thus ten domes roofing the mosque. The interior of the structure is broken into two longitudinal aisles and five short bays by means of stone pillars, creating ten equal compartments. The brick-built domes rest on stone pillars and pointed arches with brick pendentives at the corners.


[[File:Zafar Khan Ghazi Masjid - Tribeni - Hooghly - 2013-05-19 7702.JPG|thumb|left|Zafar Khan Ghazi Masjid, [[Tribeni, Hooghly|Tribeni]]]]
It is the earliest surviving example of the brick-and-stone style brought over by the Muslims. The stones used in the mosque were originally materials from temples, as evidenced by figures of Hindu deities carved on some pieces. The original structure has been rebuilt multiple times.<ref name=":0" />
The silhouette of the successive pointed arches has added to the spaciousness and grandeur of the mosque interior. Corresponding to the five entrances in the east, there are five mihrabs in the west wall contained within multifoil arches. The mihrab wall shows sparse decoration within panels. The cornice and the parapet of the structure are straight. The mosque follows the Bengali type with only the prayer chamber without court, riwaq and minaret. A significant feature of the mosque interior is that a brick wall up to the level of the arch-spring has closed the bay at each end, north and south, across the middle. These are the only parts of the mosque which show terracotta ornamentation. The southern part is in a fair state of preservation and shows a panelled composition. The central panel is broken into two halves vertically by means of rosettes within square frames - the lower depicting a swinging creeper with luxuriant leaf age and the upper two half-arch motifs with a finial in the thick of shrubs and foliage. The flanking panels are similarly disposed and ornamented. All the panels depict multifoil arches with finials. The vegetal motifs betray local influence and speak of the Muslim adaptive spirit.
 
The ornamentation of the northern bay wall is in ruins, but surviving traces show its dissimilarity from the southern. The composition here shows two small vertical panels each containing a multifoil arch with a finial from which hangs a chain ending in a round pendant. What is significant about these bay walls is that they are completely incongruous with the mosque interior but their ornamentation resembles that in the Bagha mosque (1524) in Rajshahi district.
[[File:Western Chamber - Zafar Khan Ghazi Dargah - Tribeni - Hooghly - 2013-05-19 7686-7690.JPG|thumb|left|The western chamber of Zafar Khan Ghazi Dargah, [[Tribeni, Hooghly|Tribeni]]]]
Only yards away to the east of the mosque, beyond an open courtyard, stand two square rooms aligned east-west side by side, the western housing two graves - those of Zafar Khan Ghazi and his wife and the eastern showing four graves on a masonry platform. The walls are built of old temple materials - rectangular stone pieces - and the rooms are without a roof and open to the sky. They are entered through a central door in the north wall flanked on either side by a rectangular shallow niche with a trefoil arch above. The northern door of the western room is made up of a Hindu frame as shown by carved Hindu figures. The eastern room shows sculptured scenes from the ramayana and the mahabharata. There are other stone sculptures fixed at the plinth on the outer face. The structure neither conforms to a Hindu temple nor to a Muslim tomb. What is probable is that it was built on a makeshift plan with reshuffled temple materials. The unsettled nature of Muslim occupation of the region at the time supports such a suggestion.{{Citation needed|date=February 2012}}


==Geography==
==Geography==
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===Urbanisation===
===Urbanisation===
There are 13 statutory towns and 64 census towns in Hooghly district. The right bank of the [[Hooghly River]] has been industrialised over a long period. With foreigners dominating the area’s industry, trade and commerce for over two centuries, it is amongst the leading industrialised districts in the state. At the same time the land is fertile and agricultural production is significant.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1912_PART_A_DCHB_HUGLI.pdf  |title = District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA | work= Physical features: pages 20, 24 |publisher=  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 27 September 2018 }}</ref>
There are 13 statutory towns and 64 census towns in Hooghly district. The right bank of the [[Hooghly River]] has been industrialised over a long period. With foreigners dominating the area's industry, trade and commerce for over two centuries, it is amongst the leading industrialised districts in the state. At the same time the land is fertile and agricultural production is significant.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1912_PART_A_DCHB_HUGLI.pdf  |title = District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA | work= Physical features: pages 20, 24 |publisher=  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 27 September 2018 }}</ref>


In Chinsurah subdivision 68.63% of the population is rural and the urban population is 31.37%. It has 2 statutory and 23 census towns.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly |work = Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4(a) |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 27 September 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |archive-date = 21 January 2019 |url-status = dead }}</ref> In Chinsurah Mogra CD Block 64.87% of the population is urban and 35.13% is rural. Amongst the four remaining CD Blocks in the subdivision two were overwhelmingly rural and two were wholly rural.<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India  | access-date = 27 September 2018}}</ref>
In Chinsurah subdivision 68.63% of the population is rural and the urban population is 31.37%. It has 2 statutory and 23 census towns.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly |work = Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4(a) |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 27 September 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |archive-date = 21 January 2019 |url-status = dead }}</ref> In Chinsurah Mogra CD Block 64.87% of the population is urban and 35.13% is rural. Amongst the four remaining CD Blocks in the subdivision two were overwhelmingly rural and two were wholly rural.<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India  | access-date = 27 September 2018}}</ref>
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==Demographics==
==Demographics==
{{Historical population
| source = [[Government of India]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Census Tables |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/census-tables |website=censusindia.gov.in |access-date=6 January 2024}}</ref>
|1901 | 6473
|1911 | 6108
|1921 | 6382
|1931 | 14221
|1941 | 23716
|1951 | 30622
|1961 | 45463
|1971 | 61748
|1981 | 88581
|1991 | 96500
|2001 | 107081
|2011 | 103920
|align = right
}}
As per [[2011 Census of India]] Bansberia had a total population of 103,799 of which 53,760 (52%) were males and 50,160 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 9,502. The total number of literates in Bansberia was 80,301 (85.05% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census3-2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html  |title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= West Bengal – District-wise  |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India  | access-date = 15 June 2016 }}</ref>
As per [[2011 Census of India]] Bansberia had a total population of 103,799 of which 53,760 (52%) were males and 50,160 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 9,502. The total number of literates in Bansberia was 80,301 (85.05% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census3-2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html  |title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= West Bengal – District-wise  |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India  | access-date = 15 June 2016 }}</ref>


===Languages===
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Languages spoken in Bansberia city (2011)<ref>[https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16T/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-2000.XLSX 2011 census data] censusindia.gov.in</ref>
|label2 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|value2 = 20.12
|color2 =blue
|label1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|value1 =68.63
|color1 =brown
|label3 = [[Urdu language|Urdu]]
|value3 = 8.34
|color3 =yellow
|label4 = [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]]
|value4 =0.55
|color4 =green
|label5 = [[Odia language|Odia]]
|value5= 0.35
|color5 = black
|label6 = Others
|value6= 1.97
|color6 = white
}}
The following Municipalities and Census Towns in Hooghly district were part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census: Bansberia (M), [[Hugli-Chuchura|Hugli-Chinsurah]] (M), Bara Khejuria ([[Out Growth]]), [[Shankhanagar]] (CT), [[Amodghata]] (CT), [[Chak Bansberia]] (CT), [[Naldanga, Hooghly|Naldanga]] (CT), [[Kodalia]] (CT), [[Kulihanda]] (CT), [[Simla, West Bengal|Simla]] (CT), [[Dharmapur, West Bengal|Dharmapur]] (CT), [[Bhadreswar, Hooghly|Bhadreswar]] (M), [[Champdani]] (M), [[Chandannagar]] (M Corp.), [[Baidyabati]] (M), [[Serampore]] (M), [[Rishra]] (M), [[Rishra, Sreerampur Uttarpara|Rishra]] (CT), [[Bamunari]] (CT), [[Dakshin Rajyadharpur]] (CT), [[Nabagram Colony]] (CT), [[Konnagar]] (M), [[Uttarpara Kotrung]] (M), [[Raghunathpur (PS-Dankuni)]] (CT), [[Kanaipur]] (CT) and [[Keota, Hooghly|Keota]] (CT).<ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_4_PR_UAs_1Lakh_and_Above_Appendix.pdf | title= Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 | work= Constituents of Urban Agglomeration Having Population Above 1 Lakh |publisher= Census of India 2011  | access-date = 16 June 2016}}</ref>
The following Municipalities and Census Towns in Hooghly district were part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census: Bansberia (M), [[Hugli-Chuchura|Hugli-Chinsurah]] (M), Bara Khejuria ([[Out Growth]]), [[Shankhanagar]] (CT), [[Amodghata]] (CT), [[Chak Bansberia]] (CT), [[Naldanga, Hooghly|Naldanga]] (CT), [[Kodalia]] (CT), [[Kulihanda]] (CT), [[Simla, West Bengal|Simla]] (CT), [[Dharmapur, West Bengal|Dharmapur]] (CT), [[Bhadreswar, Hooghly|Bhadreswar]] (M), [[Champdani]] (M), [[Chandannagar]] (M Corp.), [[Baidyabati]] (M), [[Serampore]] (M), [[Rishra]] (M), [[Rishra, Sreerampur Uttarpara|Rishra]] (CT), [[Bamunari]] (CT), [[Dakshin Rajyadharpur]] (CT), [[Nabagram Colony]] (CT), [[Konnagar]] (M), [[Uttarpara Kotrung]] (M), [[Raghunathpur (PS-Dankuni)]] (CT), [[Kanaipur]] (CT) and [[Keota, Hooghly|Keota]] (CT).<ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_4_PR_UAs_1Lakh_and_Above_Appendix.pdf | title= Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 | work= Constituents of Urban Agglomeration Having Population Above 1 Lakh |publisher= Census of India 2011  | access-date = 16 June 2016}}</ref>


{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Bansberia had a population of 104,453. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Bansberia has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 58% of the literates being males and 42% of being females. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Bansberia had a population of 104,453. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Bansberia has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 58% of the literates being males and 42% of being females. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.


==Transport==
==Transport==
[[Bans Beria railway station]] is the main railway connection of the town.
[[Bans Beria railway station]] is the main railway connection of the town. This station is well connected [[Howrah]] and [[Bandel]]. This is the greeny and clean railway station of [[West Bengal]].
[[Howrah]] - [[Katwa]] local, [[Bandel]] - [[Katwa]] local, [[Sealdah]] - [[Katwa]] local(a pair train in a day), [[Sealdah]] - [[Jangipur, Murshidabad|Jangipur]] road passenger(except [[Sunday]]), [[Howrah]] - [[Azimganj]] express, [[Howrah]] - [[Katihar]] express stop Bansberia every day. Three platform are situated in Bansberia station. 4,000 (approx) people used this station for daily.


[[State Highway 6 (West Bengal)|State Highway 6]]/ STKK Road passes through Bansberia. Private Bus Route no. '''39''' ([[Chunchura]] Court-[[Jirat]]) runs through here.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.wbtrafficpolice.com/state-highways.php |title =  List of State Highways in West Bengal | publisher= West Bengal Traffic Police | access-date = 15 October 2016}}</ref> Other modes of transport are: [[Tribeni, Hooghly|Tribeni]]-[[Chinsurah]] Auto-rickshaw route, [[Tribeni, Hooghly|Tribeni]]-[[Bandel railway station]] Tata Magic Van route, Dunlop Ferry Ghat-[[Kuntighat railway station]] Auto-rickshaw route, [[Tribeni railway station]]-[[Hooghly railway station]] Auto-rickshaw route etc. Besides, battery operated TOTO (E-rickshaw) also runs in Bansberia.
[[State Highway 6 (West Bengal)|State Highway 6]]/ STKK Road passes through Bansberia. Private Bus Route no. '''39''' ([[Chunchura]] Court-[[Jirat]]) runs through here.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.wbtrafficpolice.com/state-highways.php |title =  List of State Highways in West Bengal | publisher= West Bengal Traffic Police | access-date = 15 October 2016}}</ref> Other modes of transport are: [[Tribeni, Hooghly|Tribeni]]-[[Chinsurah]] Auto-rickshaw route, [[Tribeni, Hooghly|Tribeni]]-[[Bandel railway station]] Tata Magic Van route, Dunlop Ferry Ghat-[[Kuntighat railway station]] Auto-rickshaw route, [[Tribeni railway station]]-[[Hooghly railway station]] Auto-rickshaw route etc. Besides, battery operated TOTO (E-rickshaw) also runs in Bansberia.


Bansberia is connected to [[Kalyani, West Bengal|Kalyani]] with [[Ishwar Gupta Setu]] along [[Kalyani Expressway]] across [[Hooghly River|Bhagirathi-Hooghly River]].
Bansberia is connected to [[Kalyani, West Bengal|Kalyani]] with [[Ishwar Gupta Setu]] along [[Kalyani Expressway]] across [[Hooghly River|Bhagirathi-Hooghly River]].
Indian Railway station code - BSAE
The nearest Railway Stations are - Bndel Junction (BDC), Tribeni (TBAE), Hooghly (HGY)
==Cab Transport (eCab Service)==
UBER Outstation and Sasta Ride E-CAB SEVA app


==Culture==
==Culture==
===Kartik Puja festival===
===Kartik Puja festival===
{{unreferenced section|date=July 2019}}
{{unreferenced section|date=July 2019}}
In Bansberia (Hooghly district), Kartik Puja festival is celebrated like Durga puja of Kolkata, Jagadhatri puja in Chandannagar for consecutive four days. The festival starts on 17 November every year or on 16 November in case of a leap year.{{Citation needed|date=February 2012}}
In [[Katwa]] (East Burdwan District) and Bansberia (Hooghly District), Kartik Puja festival is celebrated like Durga puja of Kolkata, Jagadhatri puja in Chandannagar for consecutive four days. The festival starts on 17 November every year or on 16 November in case of a leap year.{{Citation needed|date=February 2012}}
 
 
 
==Medical Services in Bansberia==
===MBBS Doctor list===
 
1. Dr Ashok Kumar Sadhu, MBBS
2. Dr Pranab Kumar Ghosh, MBBS
3. Dr Subrata Ghosh, MBBS
4. Dr Anirban Dey, MBBS, MRCP (UK)
 
===Physiotherapy Doctor list===
 
1. Dr Diptaban Saha, BPT
2. Dr Tamali Chakraborty, MPT
3. Dr Debarati Goswami, MPT
 
===Diagnostic centre in Bansberia (Municipal area)===
 
1. Debojyoti Diagnostic centre, Ganesh Ghat, Vivekananda Road, Bansberia, Hooghly - 712502
2. SRL Tribeni, 108/A, BC Mukherjee road, Baikunthapur, Tribeni, 712503
 
 
===Governmental Health facilities===
 
1. UPHC Bansberia Govt. of WB, Bansberia Swastha Kendra, Beside Bansberia Electric Office
2. ESOPD Maternity home, Shibpur, Beside Bansberia Municipal High School (Tribeni Milan Mela Ground), Near Gazi Darga
 
==Online delivery Services in Bansberia==
===eCommerce list===
 
All Online eCommerce delivery facility is available like Flipkart, Amazon, Snapdeal, eBay, Shopclues, 1mg, Pharmeasy, Netmeds and more...
 
===Food delivery list===
 
1. Zomato
2. Swiggy


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Bansberia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]
* [[Bansberia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]
* [[Bansberia Ganges High School]]


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 02:48, 26 March 2026

Bansberia
City
Bansh Baria (Railway Name)
Clockwise from top:

Hanseswari Devi Idol and
Hangseswari Temple

Nicknames: 
বাঁশবেড়িয়া
বংশবাটী
Bansberia Municipality Area Map
Bansberia Municipality Area Map
Location in West Bengal, India
Bansberia is located in India
Bansberia
Bansberia
Bansberia (India)
Coordinates: 22°58′N 88°24′E / 22.97°N 88.40°E / 22.97; 88.40
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DivisionBurdwan
DistrictHooghly
Established1869
Founded byRaja Narasingha Dev
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyBansberia Municipality
 • Chairman/CommissionerTapas Kumar Mukhopadhyay (AITC)
 • Vice ChairpersonSilipi Chatterjee (AITC)
Area
 • Total9.07 km2 (3.50 sq mi)
 • Rank5th (in Hooghly District)
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total103,799
 • Density11,000/km2 (30,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
712502, 712104, 712503
Telephone code+91 33
Vehicle registrationWB16
Lok Sabha constituencyHooghly
Member of ParliamentRachana Banerjee (AITC)
Vidhan Sabha constituencySaptagram
MLATapan Dasgupta (AITC)

Bansberia is a small town and a municipality of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is about 45 km (28 mi) away from Kolkata, at the western end of the Iswar Gupta Setu (Kalyani-Bansberia) Bridge. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).[1] Bans Beria railway station is 4 km from Bandel Junction on the Bandel-Katwa Line. The area covered by two police stations — Chinsurah (ward no. 1–4) and Mogra (ward no. 5–22). The part of Chinsurah Police Station governed by Chandannagar Police Commissionerate and Mogra Police Station governed by Hooghly Rural Police District. Kartik Puja is the famous festival of Bansberia. Bansberia also famous for its Kumbh Mela.

History

Hangseshwari Temple
Ananta Basudeba Temple

Bansberia was one of the main city of ancient Saptagram.[2]

Zafar Khan Ghazi Mosque and Dargah situated at Tribeni in Hooghly district, West Bengal, India, are considered to be among the earliest surviving Muslim monuments in Bengal.[3] According to an inscription, the mosque is dated 698 AH (1298 AD).[4] Tribeni (junction of three rivers viz, the Ganges, the Yamuna, and the Sarasvati - hence the name) was an ancient holy place of the Hindus until the Muslims conquered it during the early phase of their conquest of Bengal. The mosque itself has an oblong shape, with dimensions of 23.38 by 10.53 metres (76.7 by 34.5 ft) externally.[4]

It is the earliest surviving example of the brick-and-stone style brought over by the Muslims. The stones used in the mosque were originally materials from temples, as evidenced by figures of Hindu deities carved on some pieces. The original structure has been rebuilt multiple times.[4]

Geography

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Location

Bansberia is located at 22°58′N 88°24′E / 22.97°N 88.40°E / 22.97; 88.40.[5]

The area is composed of flat alluvial plains that forms part of the Gangetic Delta. The high west bank of the tidal Hooghly River is highly industrialised.[6]

Hansghara, Kola, Alikhoja, Amodghata, Shankhanagar and Chak Bansberia form a cluster of census towns on the eastern side of Bansberia and includes Mogra and Bara Khejuria (outgrowth).[5]

Bansberia Municipality Area Map.Click on the map to view a larger map.

Urbanisation

There are 13 statutory towns and 64 census towns in Hooghly district. The right bank of the Hooghly River has been industrialised over a long period. With foreigners dominating the area's industry, trade and commerce for over two centuries, it is amongst the leading industrialised districts in the state. At the same time the land is fertile and agricultural production is significant.[7]

In Chinsurah subdivision 68.63% of the population is rural and the urban population is 31.37%. It has 2 statutory and 23 census towns.[8] In Chinsurah Mogra CD Block 64.87% of the population is urban and 35.13% is rural. Amongst the four remaining CD Blocks in the subdivision two were overwhelmingly rural and two were wholly rural.[9]

The map alongside shows a portion of Chinsurah subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1901 6,473—    
1911 6,108−5.6%
1921 6,382+4.5%
1931 14,221+122.8%
1941 23,716+66.8%
1951 30,622+29.1%
1961 45,463+48.5%
1971 61,748+35.8%
1981 88,581+43.5%
1991 96,500+8.9%
2001 107,081+11.0%
2011 103,920−3.0%
Source: Government of India[10]

As per 2011 Census of India Bansberia had a total population of 103,799 of which 53,760 (52%) were males and 50,160 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 9,502. The total number of literates in Bansberia was 80,301 (85.05% of the population over 6 years).[11]

Languages

Languages spoken in Bansberia city (2011)[12]

  Bengali (68.63%)
  Hindi (20.12%)
  Urdu (8.34%)
  Bhojpuri (0.55%)
  Odia (0.35%)
  Others (1.97%)

The following Municipalities and Census Towns in Hooghly district were part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census: Bansberia (M), Hugli-Chinsurah (M), Bara Khejuria (Out Growth), Shankhanagar (CT), Amodghata (CT), Chak Bansberia (CT), Naldanga (CT), Kodalia (CT), Kulihanda (CT), Simla (CT), Dharmapur (CT), Bhadreswar (M), Champdani (M), Chandannagar (M Corp.), Baidyabati (M), Serampore (M), Rishra (M), Rishra (CT), Bamunari (CT), Dakshin Rajyadharpur (CT), Nabagram Colony (CT), Konnagar (M), Uttarpara Kotrung (M), Raghunathpur (PS-Dankuni) (CT), Kanaipur (CT) and Keota (CT).[13]

As of 2001 India census,[14] Bansberia had a population of 104,453. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Bansberia has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 58% of the literates being males and 42% of being females. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Bans Beria railway station is the main railway connection of the town. This station is well connected Howrah and Bandel. This is the greeny and clean railway station of West Bengal. Howrah - Katwa local, Bandel - Katwa local, Sealdah - Katwa local(a pair train in a day), Sealdah - Jangipur road passenger(except Sunday), Howrah - Azimganj express, Howrah - Katihar express stop Bansberia every day. Three platform are situated in Bansberia station. 4,000 (approx) people used this station for daily.

State Highway 6/ STKK Road passes through Bansberia. Private Bus Route no. 39 (Chunchura Court-Jirat) runs through here.[15] Other modes of transport are: Tribeni-Chinsurah Auto-rickshaw route, Tribeni-Bandel railway station Tata Magic Van route, Dunlop Ferry Ghat-Kuntighat railway station Auto-rickshaw route, Tribeni railway station-Hooghly railway station Auto-rickshaw route etc. Besides, battery operated TOTO (E-rickshaw) also runs in Bansberia.

Bansberia is connected to Kalyani with Ishwar Gupta Setu along Kalyani Expressway across Bhagirathi-Hooghly River.

Culture

Kartik Puja festival

In Katwa (East Burdwan District) and Bansberia (Hooghly District), Kartik Puja festival is celebrated like Durga puja of Kolkata, Jagadhatri puja in Chandannagar for consecutive four days. The festival starts on 17 November every year or on 16 November in case of a leap year.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Base Map of Kolkata Metropolitan area". Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2007.
  2. ↑ West Bengal Tourism – see Hooghly Archived 27 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Mosque architecture in Bangladesh". unesdoc.unesco.org. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Zafar Khan Ghazi Mosque and Dargah - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Census of India 2011, West Bengal: District Census Handbook, Hooghly" (PDF). Map of Chinsurah-Magra CD Block, page 469. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Physiography, Page 17-24. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Physical features: pages 20, 24. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly". Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "Census Tables". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  12. ↑ 2011 census data censusindia.gov.in
  13. ↑ "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Constituents of Urban Agglomeration Having Population Above 1 Lakh. Census of India 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  14. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  15. ↑ "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 15 October 2016.


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