# Banka Village, Shaligram Ram Narayanpur, Chatra (Jharkhand)

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Village · Shaligram Ram Narayanpur, Chatra 

# Banka

Banka is a village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur sub-district of Chatra district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825420**. The 2011 Census counted **1,748 people in 270 households**, the 26th largest of 250 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%.

- 1,748people (2011)
- 270households
- 50.6%literacy
- 825420PIN code

## Banka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Banka is 825420.** Banka falls in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur sub-district, Chatra district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code825420
- Gram panchayatJabra
- Community development blockShaligram Ram Narayanpur
- Census village code348035

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?

- Shaligram Ram Narayanpur (sub-district HQ)43 km by road
- Chatra (nearest town)43 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 · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hiring
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chatra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 **rice**. About 4% of the 272 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banka · ■ Shaligram Ram Narayanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**88%

Tap water ****26%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**20%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****30%**

**44%

Television ****2%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Banka?

■ Banka · ■ Shaligram Ram Narayanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.6%**

**54.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021**

**965

Working population ****24.0%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.7% for men and 36.3% for women. 42% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 187 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (15%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 159 (38%)

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 Shaligram Ram Narayanpur

- Kedli Kalan1,922 people
- Kashikewal1,895 people
- Kusmahi1,863 people
- Dumri Kalan1,806 people
- Dhebo1,655 people
- Postia1,597 people
- Baheri1,562 people
- Uaraili1,539 people

[All 270 villages in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/chatra/shaligram-ram-narayanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Banka?825420
- What is the population of Banka?1,748 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banka in?Chatra district (Shaligram Ram Narayanpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Banka?50.6% (Census 2011)