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About Banka Village

Banka is a mid sized village in Bilaspur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,170, made up of 571 males and 599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banka village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Bilaspur
Pincode 495449
Area (hectares) 336.16 hectares
Population 1,170
Male Population 571
Female Population 599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banka compares

By the 2011 count Banka is the 61st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,256 residents. Its 336.16 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Banka

Banka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banka as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 33 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Gevra Road, about 31 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 town Ratanpur 19 km
Nearest railway station Gevra Road 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilaspur 33 km

Villages closest to Banka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bilaspur 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 1,170. That makes it the 61st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,256 residents.

Banka village has 571 males and 599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banka has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Banka is 495449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banka covers 336.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banka falls under Bilaspur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Banka is Gevra Road, about 31 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banka.

Banka is about 33 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banka is in Bilaspur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Ratanpur is about 19 km away. Gevra Road is about 31 km away. Bilaspur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Korbi (2.5 km), Limha (6.8 km) and Salkha (8.3 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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