# Banka Village, Mahisadal, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Mahisadal, Purba Medinipur 

# Banka

Banka is a village in Mahisadal sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **672 people in 144 households**, the 67th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.1%.

- 672people (2011)
- 144households
- 82.4%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banka

Of every 100 households in Banka in 2011, 21 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banka · ■ Mahisadal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**6%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**4%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%**

**85%

Use banking services ****61%**

**42%

Television ****3%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**28%

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?

■ Banka · ■ Mahisadal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%**

**86.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**948

Working population ****39.6%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 78.4% for women. 62% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 14 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 160 (60%) · **■** Other work 25 (9%) · **■** Marginal 67 (25%)

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 Mahisadal

- Bagda914 people
- Dhamait Nagar848 people
- Magori824 people
- Badur809 people
- Khalsa Bamanpur672 people
- Sundra649 people
- Danipur618 people
- Dharmapur523 people

[All 75 villages in Mahisadal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/mahisadal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banka?672 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banka in?Purba Medinipur district (Mahisadal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banka?82.4% (Census 2011)