Bansdih

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Bansdih | other_name = Commonly pronounced as Baasdeeh | nickname = | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh#India3 | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | coordinates = {{coord|25|53|54|N|84|13|20|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flagu|India}} | subdivision_type1 = =State | subdivision_name1 = Uttar Pradesh | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Ballia | established_title =  | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = | leader_title = MLA | leader_name = Ketakee Singh<ref>[http://www.upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in/web/guest/member?memberId=21610 "Bansdih MLA"]</ref> | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 20232 | population_as_of = 2001 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Hindi | demographics2_title2 = Local | demographics2_info2 = Bhojpuri | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type =  | postal_code = | registration_plate = UP 60 | website = {{URL|up.gov.in}} | footnotes = }} '''Bansdih''' is a town and a nagar panchayat in Ballia district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The name Bansdih is taken from bans (bamboo). This town has a tehsil, college, school and a market place for nearby many villages. Currently chairman of Bansdih is Sunil Singh.

== Demographics == {{As of|2001}} India census,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|work= |publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Bansdih had a population of 20,232. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Bansdih has an average literacy rate of 53%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 62% of the males and 38% of females literate. 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==See also== *Surahia

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Category: Cities and towns in Ballia district