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About Banka Bala Village

Banka Bala is a large village in Thakurdwara tehsil, in the district of Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,165, made up of 1,681 males and 1,484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 324.29 hectares hectares.

Banka Bala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banka Bala village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Moradabad
Tehsil Thakurdwara
Area (hectares) 324.29 hectares
Population 3,165
Male Population 1,681
Female Population 1,484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banka Bala compares

By the 2011 count Banka Bala is the 34th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,924 residents. Its 324.29 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Banka Bala

Banka Bala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banka Bala as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banka Bala from other places

Banka Bala lies about 31 km from Moradabad, and the nearest railway station is Padiya Nagla, about 8.1 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 Bala
Nearest railway station Padiya Nagla 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Thakurdwara 9.5 km
District headquarters Moradabad 31 km

Villages closest to Banka Bala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banka Bala village had a population of 3,165. That makes it the 34th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,924 residents.

Banka Bala village has 1,681 males and 1,484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banka Bala has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Banka Bala covers 324.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banka Bala falls under Thakurdwara tehsil of Moradabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banka Bala is Padiya Nagla, about 8.1 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 <5 km distance for Banka Bala.

Banka Bala is about 31 km from Moradabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banka Bala is in Thakurdwara tehsil of Moradabad district. Padiya Nagla is about 8.1 km away. Thakurdwara is about 9.5 km away. Moradabad is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chau Pura (under 2 km), Sunder Nagar (1.5 km) and Panditpur (1.5 km).

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

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