# Banka Village, Chandia, Umaria (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/umaria/chandia/banka/ Village · Chandia, Umaria # Banka Banka is a village in Chandia sub-district of Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,103 people in 260 households**, the 27th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%. - 1,103people (2011) - 260households - 67.1%literacy - 952females per 1,000 males ## Banka PIN code and other codes Banka falls in Chandia sub-district, Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockUmaria - Census village code467700 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? - Chandia (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Umaria (district HQ)23 km by road - Chandia (nearest town)3 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? 13 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chandia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Umaria - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 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? About 44% of the 536 hectares of village land is sown, and 149 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, 60 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Banka · ■ Chandia rural average Electricity for lighting ****60%** **48% Toilet within the home ****1%** **3% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **96% Tap water ****0%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **99% Use banking services ****51%** **52% Television ****4%** **8% Mobile phone ****22%** **19% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****34%** **47% 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 Banka? ■ Banka · ■ Chandia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%** **62.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952** **939 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033** **928 Working population ****51.8%** **47.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.0% for men and 53.4% for women. 54% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 114 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 269 (47%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (4%) · **■** Marginal 166 (29%) 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 Chandia - Dubbar1,148 people - Madwa1,142 people - Majhauli Khurd1,139 people - Barhata1,104 people - Ghoghari1,071 people - Dhatura1,045 people - Tali963 people - Pathari Khurd855 people [All 153 villages in Chandia](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/umaria/chandia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Banka from Umaria?23 km by road - What is the population of Banka?1,103 (Census 2011) - Which district is Banka in?Umaria district (Chandia sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Banka?67.1% (Census 2011)