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About Banka Village

Banka is a mid sized village in Mahisadal tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 672, made up of 344 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721603, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banka village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Mahisadal
Pincode 721603
Area (hectares) 51.35 hectares
Population 672
Male Population 344
Female Population 328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banka compares

By the 2011 count Banka is the 65th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,684 residents. Its 51.35 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Banka

Banka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Badur, Bagda, Baksi Chak and Bamanpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 672. That makes it the 65th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,684 residents.

Banka village has 344 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banka has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Banka is 721603. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banka covers 51.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banka falls under Mahisadal tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Banka notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 in Mahisadal tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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