# Banka Mukasa Village, Amarwara, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/amarwara/banka-mukasa/ Village · Amarwara, Chhindwara # Banka Mukasa Banka Mukasa is a village in Amarwara sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,951 people in 418 households**, the 12th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%. - 1,951people (2011) - 418households - 59.0%literacy - 905females per 1,000 males ## Banka Mukasa PIN code and other codes Banka Mukasa falls in Amarwara sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockAmarwara - Census village code493911 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Banka Mukasa from nearby towns? - Amarwara (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ)25 km by road - Amarwara (nearest town)24 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 Mukasa? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Banka Mukasa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Singodi - ○Degree college10+ km · Chhindwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Mukasa known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and makka**. About 73% of the 902 hectares of village land is sown, and 315 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 Mukasa Of every 100 households in Banka Mukasa in 2011, 81 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Banka Mukasa · ■ Amarwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****81%** **66% Toilet within the home ****8%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **92% Tap water ****1%** **20% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****75%** **54% Television ****8%** **12% Mobile phone ****8%** **19% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****57%** **51% Own their home ****100%** **94% 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 Mukasa? ■ Banka Mukasa · ■ Amarwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.0%** **64.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****993** **970 Working population ****47.5%** **51.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.2% for men and 46.4% for women. 54% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 394 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 302 (33%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 101 (11%) · **■** Marginal 114 (12%) 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 Amarwara - Bineki2,100 people - Dhasanwada2,037 people - Kahua1,986 people - Khakra Chourai1,970 people - Sonpur1,934 people - Saliwada Sharda1,892 people - Sukhari Kalan1,850 people - Borimal1,760 people [All 150 villages in Amarwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/amarwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Banka Mukasa from Chhindwara?25 km by road - What is the population of Banka Mukasa?1,951 (Census 2011) - Which district is Banka Mukasa in?Chhindwara district (Amarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Banka Mukasa?59.0% (Census 2011)