Banshra, Canning

Banshra
Census Town
Banshra
Location in West Bengal
Banshra
Location in India
Coordinates: 22°22′07″N 88°32′57″E / 22.3685°N 88.5492°E / 22.3685; 88.5492
Country India
State West Bengal
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
CD blockCanning I
Area
  Total
7.20 km2 (2.78 sq mi)
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
29,521
  Density4,100/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Languages
  OfficialBengali
  Additional officialEnglish
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
743363
Telephone code+91 3218
Vehicle registrationWB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99
Lok Sabha constituencyJaynagar (SC)
Vidhan Sabha constituencyCanning Paschim (SC)
Websitewww.s24pgs.gov.in

Banshra is a census town and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Canning police station in the Canning I CD block in the Canning subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.