Barsoi
Barsoi is a town and nagar panchayat which serves headquarters of a subdivision in Katihar district in the state of Bihar, India. It is an important railway junction under Katihar division Northeast Frontier Railway zone of Indian Railways.
Barsoi | |
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Town | |
| Nickname: City of villages | |
Barsoi Location in Bihar, India | |
| Coordinates: 25°39′05″N 87°55′21″E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| Region | Anga |
| District | Katihar |
| Elevation | 67 m (220 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 344,133 |
| Languages | |
| • Main | Hindi, Surjapuri, Angika, Bengali language |
| • Others | Surjapuri, Hindi, Bengali |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 855102 |
| Telephone code | 06451 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-BR |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Katihar |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Balrampur |
Barsoi Junction connects four routes as in the north Siliguri Junction on broad gauge and New Jalpaiguri Junction on broad gauge, on broad gauges Radhikapur near Bangladesh border on east and Katihar Junction on west and on south Kumedpur Junction railway station, Kolkata.It is one of the biggest railway junction of NFR.
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