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About Banka Village

Banka is a mid sized village in Hathras tehsil, in the district of Mahamaya Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 890, made up of 501 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 776 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.22 hectares hectares.

Banka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banka village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahamaya Nagar
Tehsil Hathras
Area (hectares) 132.22 hectares
Population 890
Male Population 501
Female Population 389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 776
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Banka compares

By the 2011 count Banka is the 151st largest of the 246 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,440 residents. Its 132.22 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Banka

The census records public bus service for Banka as Available within <5 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 <5 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 21 km from Mahamaya Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Sonai, about 7.5 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 Sonai 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Hathras 12 km
Nearest town Hāthras 12 km
District headquarters Mahamaya Nagar 21 km

Villages closest to Banka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hathras 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 890. That makes it the 151st largest of the 246 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,440 residents.

Banka village has 501 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banka has about 776 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 866.

Banka covers 132.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banka falls under Hathras tehsil of Mahamaya Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banka is Sonai, about 7.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banka.

Banka is about 21 km from Mahamaya Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banka is in Hathras tehsil of Mahamaya Nagar district. Sonai is about 7.5 km away. Hathras is about 12 km away. Hāthras is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagla Dauda (under 2 km), Aharai (under 2 km) and Patta Khas (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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