BPSC · District of Bihar

Banka: 20.3 lakh people, one story

People
20,34,763
Area
3,020 km²
Literacy
58.17%
Sex ratio
907
Lowest in BiharUrban population: 3.5%. Rank 37 of 38.See the numbers →Big number20.3 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 674 to every km².See the numbers →

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The history, places and schemes of Banka are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Banka in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population20.3 lakh#25/38 in Bihar
Area3,020 km²#13/38 in Bihar
Population density674 per km²#36/38 in Bihar▼ state 1,106
Sex ratio907 females per 1000 males#26/38 in Bihar▼ state 918
Child sex ratio (0–6)943 girls per 1000 boys#12/38 in Bihar▲ state 935
Literacy rate58.17%#25/38 in Bihar▼ state 61.80
Female literacy47.66%#24/38 in Bihar▼ state 51.50
Urban population3.5%#37/38 in Bihar▼ state 11.3

People & society

58.2% can read. 907 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
67.671.2
Female literacy
47.751.5
Scheduled Castes
12.215.9
Scheduled Tribes
4.41.3
Living in towns
3.511.3

Gender literacy gap: 20.0 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 87.1%
  • Muslim 12.3%
  • Christian 0.3%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    82 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    7.7 lakh workers, 37.9% of all people

    This district
    Bihar
    • Cultivators 22.4%
    • Farm labourers 60.0%
    • Household industry 3.5%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 14.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 14% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      14.013.2
      Latrine at home
      10.518.6
      Tap water
      3.43.6
      LPG / PNG
      3.56.5
      Phone
      40.844.9
      Television
      7.411.8
      Bicycle
      35.839.4
      Two-wheeler
      5.56.5

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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