Bansi
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Bansi बाँसी بانسی |
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 Bansi
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| Coordinates: 27°10′30″N 82°55′45″E / 27.17500°N 82.92917°ECoordinates: 27°10′30″N 82°55′45″E / 27.17500°N 82.92917°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Siddharthnagar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democracy |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.7 km2 (3.7 sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Vehicle registration | UP-55 |
| Website | www |
Bansi is a city and a municipal board in Siddharthnagar district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India (not to be confused with Baansi).
The city Bansi is situated at a distance of 52 kilometers from the Basti and 90 kilometers from Gorakhpur. It was the first developed town of the Siddharthnagar district. Before Naugarh (Sidharthnagar) was declared as a new district, the proposed name of the new district of
The local municipal corporation tried to do everything possible for the development of Bansi. At that time this was an all-purpose hub for the area covered by three districts Basti, Sant Kabir Nagar and Gorakhpur. Bansi is known for its educational hub having well known schools & colleges e.g. Ratan Sen Inter & Degree College, Tilak Inter College, JNV Basantpur, and other SPRV, NPIV, Eton English Medium school, Little Flower, Gurukul etc. & having private polytechnic and one Government Polytechnic (under construction) and DIET. The nearest railway station is Naugarh which is 22 kilometers from Bansi. It is on the Gonda-gorakhpur loop line and is being converted into broad gauge line. Another railway station other than Naugarh is Basti which is well connected to Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow, etc.
Bansi was located at the bank of river Rapti at 27°10′N 82°56′E / 27.17°N 82.93°E. It has an average elevation of 370 metres (1213 feet).
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