Population20,34,763Banka
Males10,67,140
Females9,67,623
Literate9,65,321
Population Overview
Total population20,34,763
Males10,67,140
Females9,67,623
Sex ratio907per 1,000 males
Households3,81,601
Literacy
Literate9,65,321
Literate males5,90,961
Literate females3,74,360
Literacy %47.4%
Illiterate10,69,442
Illiterate males4,76,179
Illiterate females5,93,263
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–63,75,282
Boys 0–61,93,179
Girls 0–61,82,103
Child %18.4%
SC / ST
SC population2,47,858
SC males1,29,663
SC females1,18,195
SC %12.2%
ST population90,432
ST males45,901
ST females44,531
ST %4.4%
Workers — Total
Total workers7,71,080
Worker males5,17,817
Worker females2,53,263
Work participation %37.9%
Non-workers12,63,683
Non-worker males5,49,323
Non-worker females7,14,360
Workers — Main
Main workers3,74,097
Main males2,95,336
Main females78,761
Cultivators1,06,751
Cultivator males89,193
Cultivator females17,558
Agri labourers1,83,546
Agri labourer males1,40,131
Agri labourer females43,415
Household industry11,665
HH industry males7,654
HH industry females4,011
Other workers72,135
Other males58,358
Other females13,777
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers3,96,983
Marginal males2,22,481
Marginal females1,74,502
Marg. cultivators65,689
Marg. agri labourers2,79,068
Marg. HH industry15,015
Marg. other37,211
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males37,826
Marg. cultivator females27,863
Marg. agri lab. males1,55,667
Marg. agri lab. females1,23,401
Marg. HH industry males6,206
Marg. HH industry females8,809
Marg. other males22,782
Marg. other females14,429
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers3,05,726
3–6 mo males1,80,530
3–6 mo females1,25,196
3–6 mo cultivators52,833
3–6 mo cult. males31,568
3–6 mo cult. females21,265
3–6 mo agri lab.2,13,187
3–6 mo agri lab. males1,26,209
3–6 mo agri lab. females86,978
3–6 mo HH industry10,659
3–6 mo HH ind. males4,665
3–6 mo HH ind. females5,994
3–6 mo other29,047
3–6 mo other males18,088
3–6 mo other females10,959
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers91,257
0–3 mo males41,951
0–3 mo females49,306
0–3 mo cultivators12,856
0–3 mo cult. males6,258
0–3 mo cult. females6,598
0–3 mo agri lab.65,881
0–3 mo agri lab. males29,458
0–3 mo agri lab. females36,423
0–3 mo HH industry4,356
0–3 mo HH ind. males1,541
0–3 mo HH ind. females2,815
0–3 mo other8,164
0–3 mo other males4,694
0–3 mo other females3,470
Top sub-districts by population
sub-districts comparison
11 sub-districts
sub-districts-wise data
| # | Sub-district | Population | Males | Females | Literate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhuraiya | 2,39,762 | 1,25,586 | 1,14,176 | 1,12,545 |
| 2 | Amarpur | 2,26,687 | 1,19,157 | 1,07,530 | 1,17,020 |
| 3 | Banka | 2,17,301 | 1,13,925 | 1,03,376 | 1,08,998 |
| 4 | Rajaun | 1,97,601 | 1,03,596 | 94,005 | 1,00,216 |
| 5 | Katoria | 1,86,646 | 98,119 | 88,527 | 69,987 |
| 6 | Bausi | 1,85,000 | 96,357 | 88,643 | 87,794 |
| 7 | Shambhuganj | 1,73,974 | 92,351 | 81,623 | 92,550 |
| 8 | Belhar | 1,67,719 | 87,838 | 79,881 | 83,050 |
| 9 | Chanan | 1,65,634 | 86,251 | 79,383 | 62,752 |
| 10 | Barahat | 1,49,188 | 77,845 | 71,343 | 72,959 |
| 11 | Phulidumar | 1,25,251 | 66,115 | 59,136 | 57,450 |