Phansidewa CD block is a part of the Western Dooars, a physiographic region spread over the foothills of the Himalayas.

It is a plain land gently sloping from north to south, with an elevation varying from 80 m to 300 m. The Mahananda forms the eastern boundary of Phansidewa CD block with Bangladesh and a portion of the block is part of the Mahananda Tract physiographic region.

[12] According to the 2011 Census of India, the Phansidewa CD block had a total population of 204,522, all of which were rural.

[13] Other villages in the Phansidewa CD block include (2011 census figures in brackets): Hetmuri (2,124) and Bandar Gachh (3,891).

[13] See also – List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate Primary Census Abstract Data

[16] According to a World Bank report, as of 2012, 4-9% of the population in Darjeeling, North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas districts were below poverty level, the lowest among the districts of West Bengal, which had an average 20% of the population below poverty line.

It includes factory, mining, plantation, transport and office workers, those engaged in business and commerce, teachers, entertainment artistes and so on.

[20] There are 103 inhabited villages in the Phansidewa CD block, as per the District Census Handbook, Darjiling, 2011.

97 villages (94.17%) have telephones (including landlines, public call offices and mobile phones).

[21] In 2012–2013, there were 12 fertiliser depots, 12 seed stores and 31 fair price shops in Phansidewa CD block.

The average annual production including those from the plain areas, exceeds 10 million kg.

[22] Phansidewa CD block is well connected with the other parts of the country by all modern modes of transport.

This Block is very adjacent to the Major Railway Station ,Bus Terminus and Airport,which enable the population of this Block to use necessary transportation to move to any part of the country .Daily thousands of heavy goods vehicles from various parts of the country move to the North-Eastern States.