# Banka Village, Rafiganj, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Rafiganj, Aurangabad 

# Banka

Banka is a village in Rafiganj sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **503 people in 85 households**, the 170th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 503people (2011)
- 85households
- 55.8%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Banka PIN code and other codes

Banka falls in Rafiganj sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatItar
- Community development blockRafiganj
- Census village code253023

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Banka from nearby towns?

- Rafiganj (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)32 km by road
- Rafiganj (nearest town)12 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Banka?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Banka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Aurangabad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aurangabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Banka known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 89 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Banka

Of every 100 households in Banka in 2011, 0 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banka · ■ Rafiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****32%**

**44%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Banka?

■ Banka · ■ Rafiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.8%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1146**

**961

Working population ****40.6%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.1% for men and 41.7% for women. 52% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 145 (71%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 43 (21%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Rafiganj

- Mobarakpur588 people
- Madarpur587 people
- Khirhiri570 people
- Karjara529 people
- Sardha Bigaha502 people
- Rukunchak496 people
- Maikhurd495 people
- Oria Chak477 people

[All 216 villages in Rafiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/rafiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Banka from Aurangabad?32 km by road
- What is the population of Banka?503 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banka in?Aurangabad district (Rafiganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Banka?55.8% (Census 2011)