Banka, Bihar

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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Banka

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| settlement_type = City

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| pushpin_map = India Bihar

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Bihar, India

| coordinates = {{coord|24.88|N|86.92|E|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Bihar Government Banner.png}} Bihar

| subdivision_type2 = Division

| subdivision_name2 = Bhagalpur

| subdivision_type3 = District

| subdivision_name3 = Banka

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| government_type = State Government

| governing_body = Government of India

| unit_pref = Metric

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| elevation_m = 79

| population_total = 45,977

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_density_km2 = auto

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| demographics_type1 = Languages

| demographics1_title1 = Official

| demographics1_info1 = Hindi{{cite web |title=The Bihar Official Language Act, 1950 |url=http://csd.bih.nic.in/Act&rule/Act1english.pdf |date=1950 |website=Cabinet Secretariat Department, Government of Bihar |access-date=14 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413072041/http://csd.bih.nic.in/Act%26rule/Act1english.pdf |archive-date=13 April 2015 |url-status=live }}{{cite web|title=52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India |url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=nclm.nic.in|publisher=Ministry of Minority Affairs|access-date=7 December 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}

| demographics1_title2 = Additional official

| demographics1_info2 = Urdu

| demographics1_title3 = Regional 

| demographics1_info3 = Angika{{Cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/hindi/sites/upload_files/mhahindi/files/pdf/Eighth_Schedule.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=14 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305010536/http://mha.nic.in/hindi/sites/upload_files/mhahindi/files/pdf/Eighth_Schedule.pdf |archive-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}

| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +5:30

| postal_code_type = PIN

| postal_code = 813102

| area_code_type = Telephone code

| area_code = 91 6424

| registration_plate = BR-51

| blank1_name_sec1 = Sex ratio

| blank1_info_sec1 = 1.17 ♂/♀

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| website = {{URL|https://banka.nic.in}}

| iso_code = IN-BR

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| subdivision_name4 = Ang Pradesh

| subdivision_type4 = Region

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Banka is a city and a municipality serving as district headquarters. It is one of the most important business hubs in Bihar. It is the 10th largest city within Bihar. The city is historically very important because of Mandar Hill where Samudra Manthan has been occurred by Hindu rituals. The district was formed on 21 February 1991. It is a part of Anga region of Bihar.