About Banka Village

Banka is a mid sized village in Meral tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,036, made up of 526 males and 510 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banka village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Meral
Pincode	822133
Area (hectares)	93.67 hectares
Population	1,036
Male Population	526
Female Population	510
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banka compares

By the 2011 count Banka is the 44th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents. Its 93.67 hectares work out to about 11 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 953.

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 within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 17 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Meralgram, about 7.6 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	Meralgram	7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Meral	8.5 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	17 km

Villages closest to Banka

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

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Common questions about Banka

As per the Census of India 2011, Banka village had a population of 1,036. That makes it the 44th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents.

Banka village has 526 males and 510 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banka has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Banka is 822133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banka covers 93.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banka falls under Meral tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Banka is Meralgram, about 7.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Banka.

Banka is about 17 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banka is in Meral tehsil of Garhwa district. Meralgram is about 7.6 km away. Meral is about 8.5 km away. Garhwa is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.