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About Banka Village

Banka is a mid sized village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 503, made up of 261 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares.

Banka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banka village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Rafiganj
Area (hectares) 89 hectares
Population 503
Male Population 261
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banka compares

By the 2011 count Banka is the 165th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Banka

Banka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banka as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banka from other places

Banka lies about 24 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Jakhim, about 9.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Banka
Nearest railway station Jakhim 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Rafiganj 15 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 24 km

Villages closest to Banka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rafiganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Banka

As per the Census of India 2011, Banka village had a population of 503. That makes it the 165th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Banka village has 261 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banka has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Banka covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banka falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Banka is Jakhim, about 9.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Banka.

Banka is about 24 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banka is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Jakhim is about 9.0 km away. Rafiganj is about 15 km away. Aurangabad is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patkhaul (under 2 km), Kusmi (under 2 km) and Narhi Pirhi (1.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Banka today is likely to be higher.

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