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- LGD code
- 257262
- Pincode
- 824232
- Post office
- Fatehpur (Gaya)
- Population
- 1,820
- Households
- 267
- Literacy rate
- 49%
- Sex ratio
- 916 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 993
Census 2011 · in context
How Banda compares
By population, Banda ranks #29 of 231 villages in Mohanpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
49.0%
+3.3% vs mandal average
- Banda
- 49.0%
- Mohanpur mandal
- 45.7%
- Gaya district
- 52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
916
−69 vs mandal average
- Banda
- 916
- Mohanpur mandal
- 985
Household size
people per home
6.8
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Banda
- 6.8
- Mohanpur mandal
- 6.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Banda at a glance
Banda is a village of 1,820 people in 267 households (Census 2011) in Mohanpur block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 29th-largest of 231 villages in Mohanpur block. Literacy is 49%, 3 points above the block average of 46% and the sex ratio is 916 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 824232, served by Fatehpur (Gaya) post office; the LGD village code is 257262. The village votes in Mokama assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anant Kumar Singh. The population is estimated at 2,146 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Ambatari →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banda · this village | 1,820 | 49% | — |
| Amatari · Mohanpur | 2,424 | 55% | — |
| Hanria Dag · Mohanpur | 2,304 | 37% | — |
| Sidhugarha · Mohanpur | 1,908 | 44% | — |
| Sanwar Chak · Mohanpur | 1,882 | 50% | — |
| Bardag · Mohanpur | 1,527 | 49% | — |
| Bara Khar · Mohanpur | 525 | 29% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Banda
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- BODHGAYA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 44
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Ambatari
- Total area (ha)
- 102
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1.9
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Banda
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Key facts — Banda
- LGD code
- 257262
- Pincode
- 824232
- Post office
- Fatehpur (Gaya)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,820
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,146
- Households
- 267
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 916
- Literacy rate
- 49.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Munger
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mokama
- Member of Parliament
- Rajiv Ranjan Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Anant Kumar Singh
- Block / Mandal
- Mohanpur
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)