About Banka Village

Banka is a large village in Katamdag tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,013, made up of 1,043 males and 970 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banka village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Hazaribagh
Tehsil	Katamdag
Pincode	825301
Area (hectares)	316 hectares
Population	2,013
Male Population	1,043
Female Population	970
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Banka compares

By the 2011 count Banka is the 13th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 316 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 7.3 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Hazaribag Town, about 5.1 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	Hazaribag Town	5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Katamdag	7.3 km
District headquarters	Hazaribagh	7.3 km
Nearest town	Hazāribāgh	7.3 km

Villages closest to Banka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Katamdag 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 2,013. That makes it the 13th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Banka village has 1,043 males and 970 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banka has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Banka is 825301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banka covers 316 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banka falls under Katamdag tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Banka is Hazaribag Town, about 5.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Banka.

Banka is about 7.3 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banka is in Katamdag tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Hazaribag Town is about 5.1 km away. Katamdag is about 7.3 km away. Hazaribagh is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.