Phansidewa (community development block) is an administrative division in Siliguri subdivision of Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Phansidewa police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Phansidewa. Phansidewa is located at 2635N 8822E / 26.58N 88.36E / 26.58; 88.36. It has an average elevation of 98metres (324feet). Phansidewa community development block has an area of 336.56 km. Phansidewa block consists of rural areas only with 7gram panchayats, viz. BidhannagarI, Chathat-Bansgaon, Ghospukur, JalasNijamtara, BidhannagarII, Fansideoa Bansgoan and HetmuriSinghijhara. This block has one police station at Phansidewa. The headquarters of this block is in Phansidewa. As per 2001 census, Phansidewa block had a total population of 171,384, out of which 87,897 were males and 83,487 were females. Phansidewa block registered a population growth of 22.38 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 16.94...
