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'''Banskandi''' is a Block level area in Cachar district, Assam, India, almost 13 km from Silchar.
==Geography== Banskandi is located at an elevation of 23 meters above sea level.<ref>[https://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/03/Banskandi.html ] Map and weather of Banskandi</ref>
== Location == National Highway 53, now, National Highway 37 passes through Banskandi.
== Languages and peoples == Bengali and Meitei (Manipuri) are the official languages of this place.<ref name="BnOff">{{Cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/govt-withdraws-assamese-as-official-language-from-barak-valley-114090901180_1.html |title=Govt withdraws Assamese as official language from Barak valley |agency=Press Trust of India |date=9 September 2014 |work=Business Standard India |access-date=29 January 2018 |archive-date=29 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129195116/http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/govt-withdraws-assamese-as-official-language-from-barak-valley-114090901180_1.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Meitei">{{Cite news |last=Purkayastha |first=Biswa Kalyan |date=24 February 2024 |title=Assam recognises Manipuri as associate official language in four districts |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/assam-recognises-manipuri-as-associate-official-language-in-four-districts-101708770769105.html |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref>
The village is composed mainly of Bengalis and Meiteis, and the Bengali language is the most common language in the region. Hindi speakers are very few.{{proveit|date=February 2021}}
== Schools and institutes == Schools and institutes in the village include: # Darul Uloom Banskandi (Islamic seminary) # Banskandi Nena Meah Higher Secondary School # MD English School #Pioneer English school # Banskandi Junior College # Barak Valley Secondary School #N.I.M public school #Moulana Ahmed Ali Degree college
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==External links== *[http://www.maplandia.com/india/assam/cachar/banskandi/ Satellite map of Banskandi] *[http://wikimapia.org/4117194/bn/Banskandi Wikimapia]
Category:Silchar Category:Villages in Cachar district
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