title: Bansjore
text: # Bansjore
  
  Bansjore is a village in the Bansjore CD block in the Simdega subdivision of the Simdega district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
  
  ## Geography
  
  ### Location
  
  Bansjore is located at 22°26′04″N 84°43′34″E﻿ / ﻿22.4344°N 84.7262°E﻿ / 22.4344; 84.7262
  
  ### Area overview
  
  In the area presented in the map alongside, "the landscape is formed of hills and undulating plateau" in the south-western part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. About 32% of the district is covered with forests (mark the shaded portions in the map.) It is an overwhelmingly rural area with 92.83% of the population living in the rural areas. A major portion of the rural population depends on rain-fed agriculture (average annual rainfall: 1,100-1,200 mm) for a living.
  
  Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
  
  ## Civic administration
  
  ### Police station
  
  There is a police station at Bansjore.
  
  ### CD block HQ
  
  The headquarters of Bansjore CD block are located at Bansjore village.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  According to the 2011 Census of India, Bansjor had a total population of 4,282, of which 2,166 (51%) were males and 2,094 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 555. The total number of literate persons in Bansjor was 2,292 (61.50% of the population over 6 years.
  
  (*For language details see Bansjore block#Language and religion)
  
  ## Education
  
  S.S. High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1957. It has facilities for teaching in class VI to class X. The school has a playground and a library with 576 books.
  
  