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About Binka Village

Binka is a mid sized village in Sonua tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 609, made up of 314 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Binka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Binka village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Sonua
Pincode 833102
Area (hectares) 96.9 hectares
Population 609
Male Population 314
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Binka compares

By the 2011 count Binka is the 52nd largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 96.9 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Binka

Binka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Binka as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Binka from other places

Binka lies about 16 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sonua, about 1.7 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 Binka
Nearest railway station Sonua 1.7 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 16 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 19 km

Villages closest to Binka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Binka village had a population of 609. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Binka village has 314 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Binka has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Binka is 833102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Binka covers 96.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Binka falls under Sonua tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Binka is Sonua, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Binka is about 16 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Binka is in Sonua tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Sonua is about 1.7 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 16 km away. Chakradharpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhalurangi (under 2 km), Parsa (under 2 km) and Rengalbera (under 2 km).

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

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