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Banka Population - Chatra, Jharkhand

Banka is a medium size village located in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur(Hunterganj) Block of Chatra district, Jharkhand with total 270 families residing. The Banka village has population of 1748 of which 875 are males while 873 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Banka village population of children with age 0-6 is 388 which makes up 22.20 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Banka village is 998 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Banka as per census is 1021, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Banka village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Banka village was 50.59 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Banka Male literacy stands at 64.71 % while female literacy rate was 36.34 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Banka village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Banka village.

Banka Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 270 - -
Population 1,748 875 873
Child (0-6) 388 192 196
Schedule Caste 248 126 122
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 50.59 % 64.71 % 36.34 %
Total Workers 419 364 55
Main Worker 260 - -
Marginal Worker 159 137 22

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.19 % of total population in Banka village. The village Banka currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Banka village out of total population, 419 were engaged in work activities. 62.05 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.95 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 419 workers engaged in Main Work, 187 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 63 were Agricultural labourer.