# Banskandi

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'''Banskandi''' is a Block level area in [Cachar district](/source/Cachar_district), [Assam](/source/Assam), [India](/source/India), almost 13&nbsp;km from Silchar.

==Geography==
Banskandi is located at an elevation of 23&nbsp;meters above sea level.<ref>[https://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/03/Banskandi.html ] Map and weather of Banskandi</ref>

== Location ==
[National Highway 53](/source/National_Highway_53_(India)), now, [National Highway 37](/source/National_Highway_37_(India)) passes through Banskandi. 

== Languages and peoples ==
[Bengali](/source/Bengali_language) and [Meitei](/source/Meitei_language) ([Manipuri](/source/Manipuri_language)) 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](/source/Bengalis) and [Meiteis](/source/Meitei_people), and the [Bengali language](/source/Bengali_language) is the most common language in the region. [Hindi](/source/Hindi) speakers are very few.{{proveit|date=February 2021}}

== Schools and institutes ==
Schools and institutes in the village include:
# [Darul Uloom Banskandi](/source/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

==References==
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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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