Banka is a district in Bihar State of India. It has a total of 11 Blocks in this district. The district has an total area of 3,020 sq km. There are 2 towns and 2,111 villages in this district.
As per census Banka District has a population of 2,034,763 in 2011 out of which 1,067,140 are male and 967,623 are female. Population of Banka District in 2020/2021 is 2,296,414(estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in feb 2019 data). Literate people are 965,321 out of 590,961 are male and 374,360 are female. People living in Banka District depend on multiple skills, total workers are 771,080 out of which men are 517,817 and women are 253,263. Total 106,751 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 89,193 are cultivated by men and 17,558 are women. 183,546 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 140,131 and 43,415 are women. Banka District sex ratio is 907 females per 1000 of males. Next Banka District Census will be in 2021.
The district has an total area of 3,020 sq km., 30 sq km is urban and 2990 sq km is rural. Out of total population of 2,258,587 in the district, 71,313 are in urban area and 1,963,450 are in rural area. 13,604 households are in urban, 367,997 are in rural area. 43,400 literate people are in urban, 921,921 are in rural area.
Geography of Banka
Languages spoken are Hindi
| Blocks | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shambhuganj | 173,974 | 92,351 | 81,623 | 32,616 |
| Amarpur | 201,351 | 105,705 | 95,646 | 38,085 |
| Rajaun | 197,601 | 103,596 | 94,005 | 38,409 |
| Dhuraiya | 239,762 | 125,586 | 114,176 | 43,274 |
| Barahat | 149,188 | 77,845 | 71,343 | 28,940 |
| Banka | 171,324 | 89,334 | 81,990 | 32,014 |
| Phulidumar | 125,251 | 66,115 | 59,136 | 23,632 |
| Belhar | 167,719 | 87,838 | 79,881 | 31,625 |
| Chanan | 165,634 | 86,251 | 79,383 | 30,372 |
| Katoria | 186,646 | 98,119 | 88,527 | 33,190 |
| Bausi | 185,000 | 96,357 | 88,643 | 35,840 |