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Bansberia
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Also known as Bansberiya, Banshberia, Banshberiya

Bansberia is a small town and a municipality of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is about 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). 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

Key facts

Settlement.name
Bansberia
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.imagesize
250px
Settlement.nicknames
বাঁশবেড়িয়াবংশবাটী
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Bansberia Municipality Map.jpg
Settlement.map_caption
Bansberia Municipality Area Map
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India West Bengal#India3
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in West Bengal, India
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
West Bengal
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Division
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Burdwan
Settlement.subdivision_type3
District
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Hooghly
Settlement.established_title
Established
Settlement.established_date
1869

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Population
103920
Area
9.07
Elevation
2
Image
Hangsesharimandir1.JPG
Households
24276
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Commons category
Bansberia
postal code
712502
male population
53760
illiterate population
23619
literate population
80301
female population
50160
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  • History
  • Geography
  • Location
  • Urbanisation
  • Demographics
  • Languages
  • Transport
  • Culture
  • Kartik Puja festival
  • See also
  • References

Bansberia is a small town and a municipality of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is about 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). 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== left|thumb|Hangseshwari Temple thumb|Ananta Basudeba Temple Bansberia was one of the main city of ancient Saptagram.

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