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About Banka Village

Banka is a mid sized village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,748, made up of 875 males and 873 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825420, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banka village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode 825420
Area (hectares) 271.52 hectares
Population 1,748
Male Population 875
Female Population 873
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
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 25th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 271.52 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

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 - 10 km distance. 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 Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Paraiya, about 35 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 Sherghāti 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 33 km
District headquarters Chatra 33 km
Nearest railway station Paraiya 35 km

Villages closest to Banka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 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 1,748. That makes it the 25th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Banka village has 875 males and 873 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banka has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Banka is 825420. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banka covers 271.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banka falls under Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Banka is Paraiya, about 35 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banka.

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

Banka is in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. Sherghāti is about 7.5 km away. Shaligram Ram Narayanpur is about 33 km away. Chatra 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 Mirpur (under 2 km), Serpur (under 2 km) and Jejlo (under 2 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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