Geographic Location of Banka

The village Banka is located in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur(Hunterganj) C.D.Block of Chatra District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Jabra Gram Panchayat. It comes under Shaligram Ram Narayanpur(hunterganj) Community Development Block. The nearest town is Chatra, which is about 43 kilometers away from Banka.

Travel and Communication for Banka

There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Banka

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A brief summary of available data for Banka is given below:

Social Structure of Banka

As per available data from the year 2009, 1748 persons live in 270 house holds in the village Banka. There are 873 female individuals and 875 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.94% and males constitute 50.06% of the total population.

There are 248 scheduled castes persons of which 122 are females and 126 are males. Females constitute 49.19% and males constitute 50.81% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 14.19% of the total population.

Population density of Banka is 643.78 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Banka

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Total area of Banka is 271.52 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 9.74 ha. About 21.13 ha is un-irrigated area. About 8.58 ha is irrigated area. About 8.58 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 63.2 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 0.48 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 53.52 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 6.41 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Banka

There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Pandepur, which is 5-10 kms away from Banka.

There is a government primary school. Additionally, there is a private primary school in the village Banka.

There is a government middle school. Additionally, there is a private middle school in the village Banka.

There is a private secondary school in the village Banka.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a government senior secondary school in Hiring, which is more than 10 kms away from Banka.

Colleges in Banka

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Chatra, which is more than 10 kms away from Banka.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Banka.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Banka.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Banka.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Hazaribagh, which is more than 10 kms away from Banka.

Other Educational Facilities in Banka

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Banka.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Hantarganj, which is more than 10 kms away from Banka.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Hazaribagh, which is more than 10 kms away from Banka.

Healthcare Facilities in Banka

There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Banka.

There is a primary health centre with 1 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Banka.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Banka.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Banka.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Banka.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Banka.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Banka.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Banka.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Banka.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Banka.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Banka.

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