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Banka district

district of Bihar, India
AdministrativeArea district_of_india Q43097
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Banka district

Summary

Banka district is a district of India[1]. It draws 147 Wikipedia views per month (district_of_india category, ranking #227 of 786).[2]

Key Facts

  • Banka district is located in Bhagalpur division[3].
  • Banka district is in the country of India[4].
  • Banka district's instance of is recorded as district of India[5].
  • Banka district's capital is recorded as Banka[6].
  • Banka district's shares border with is recorded as Bhagalpur district[7].
  • Banka district's shares border with is recorded as Dumka district[8].
  • Banka district's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 24.8829, 'lon': 86.919}[9].
  • Banka district's official website is recorded as http://banka.bih.nic.in/[10].
  • Banka district's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Banka district[11].
  • Banka district has a population of {'amount': '+1608773'}[12].
  • Banka district has a population of {'amount': '+2034763'}[13].
  • Banka district's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+381601'}[14].
  • Banka district's female population is recorded as {'amount': '+967623'}[15].
  • Banka district's male population is recorded as {'amount': '+1067140'}[16].
  • Banka district's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Banka'}[17].
  • Banka district's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'BNK'}[18].
  • Banka district covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3018'}[19].
  • Banka district's urban population is recorded as {'amount': '+71313'}[20].
  • Banka district's rural population is recorded as {'amount': '+1963450'}[21].
  • Banka district's illiterate population is recorded as {'amount': '+1069442'}[22].
  • Banka district's literate population is recorded as {'amount': '+965321'}[23].

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Geography

Banka district is in the country of India[4]. It is located in Bhagalpur division[3].

Physical Characteristics

Banka district covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3018'}[19]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1608773'}[12] and {'amount': '+2034763'}[13].

Designation and Status

Banka district's instance of is recorded as district of India[5].

Why It Matters

Banka district draws 147 Wikipedia views per month (district_of_india category, ranking #227 of 786).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

India

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . 2011 census of India. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . 2011 census of India. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . 2011 census of India. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . 2011 census of India. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . local government in India. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . censusindia.gov.in. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . censusindia.gov.in. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . censusindia.gov.in. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . censusindia.gov.in. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · SHADOWARROW 2026 · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Bhagalpur division
    Male population → {'amount': '+1067140'}
    Female population → {'amount': '+967623'}
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 24.8829, 'lon': 86.919}
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee visiting the Guru Shyam Charan Lahiri Peeth, Gurudham-Bounsi, at Banka District, in Bihar on April 03, 2017.jpg, Add"
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