Banka, Bihar

Banka
City
Banka is located in Bihar
Banka
Banka
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 24°53′N 86°55′E / 24.88°N 86.92°E / 24.88; 86.92
Country India
State Bihar
DivisionBhagalpur
DistrictBanka
RegionAng Pradesh
Government
 • TypeState Government
 • BodyGovernment of India
Elevation
79 m (259 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
45,977
Languages
 • OfficialHindi[1][2]
 • Additional officialUrdu[2]
 • Regional Angika[3]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
813102
Telephone code91 6424
ISO 3166 codeIN-BR
Vehicle registrationBR-51
Sex ratio1.17 ♂/♀
Websitebanka.nic.in

Banka is a city and a municipality serving as district headquarters. It is one of the most important business hubs in Bihar. It is the 10th largest city within Bihar. The city is historically very important because of Mandar Hill where Samudra Manthan has been occurred by Hindu rituals. The district was formed on 21 February 1991. It is a part of Anga region of Bihar.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[4] Banka had a population of 35,416, with 54% males and 46% females. The average literacy rate was 55%, lower than the national average of 59.5%, with 61% of the males and 39% of females literate; 16% of the population was under 6 years of age.

References

  1. ^ "The Bihar Official Language Act, 1950" (PDF). Cabinet Secretariat Department, Government of Bihar. 1950. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.