# Banda Village, Namkum, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Namkum, Ranchi 

# Banda

Banda is a village in Namkum sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835221**. The 2011 Census counted **153 people in 27 households**, the 89th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 153people (2011)
- 27households
- 76.0%literacy
- 835221PIN code

## Banda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Banda is 835221.** Banda falls in Namkum sub-district, Ranchi district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835221
- Gram panchayatSodag
- Community development blockNamkum
- Census village code373973

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

## How far is Banda from nearby towns?

- Namkum (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Ranchi (district HQ)33 km by road
- Ranchi (nearest town)33 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 Banda?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Banda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tupudana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhurwa
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hulhundu
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Banda known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 58% of the 154 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Banda

Of every 100 households in Banda in 2011, 74 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banda · ■ Namkum rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**17%

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

**10%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****82%**

**66%

Television ****0%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**12%

Own their home ****93%**

**91%

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 Banda?

■ Banda · ■ Namkum rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****866**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**1000

Working population ****61.4%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 64.4% for women. 78% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 83 (88%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 4 (4%) · **■** Marginal 5 (5%)

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 Namkum

- Mangubadh246 people
- Ithe234 people
- Mariyatu203 people
- Siri185 people
- Harbul78 people
- Merha60 people
- Gobindpur25 people

[All 97 villages in Namkum](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/namkum/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Banda?835221
- How far is Banda from Ranchi?33 km by road
- What is the population of Banda?153 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banda in?Ranchi district (Namkum sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Banda?76.0% (Census 2011)