# Manka Village, Banke Bazar, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Banke Bazar, Gaya 

# Manka

Manka is a village in Banke Bazar sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,564 people in 223 households**, the 27th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 1,564people (2011)
- 223households
- 43.9%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Manka PIN code and other codes

Manka falls in Banke Bazar sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPananiyan
- Community development blockBanke Bazar
- Census village code255915

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

## How far is Manka from nearby towns?

- Banke Bazar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)72 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)23 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 Manka?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Manka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Manka known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 100 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Manka

Of every 100 households in Manka in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Manka · ■ Banke Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**82%

Tap water ****4%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****20%**

**40%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Manka?

■ Manka · ■ Banke Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.9%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**985

Working population ****26.9%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.9% for men and 32.7% for women. 50% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 287 (68%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 20 (5%) · **■** Marginal 100 (24%)

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 Banke Bazar

- Majuri Khurd1,700 people
- Chandpur1,601 people
- Itawan1,599 people
- Bela1,589 people
- Dighasin1,543 people
- Uchala1,543 people
- Balsot1,478 people
- Dhanheta1,444 people

[All 99 villages in Banke Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/banke-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Manka from Gaya?72 km by road
- What is the population of Manka?1,564 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Manka in?Gaya district (Banke Bazar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Manka?43.9% (Census 2011)