Banda (district)
Banda district | |
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State | Uttar Pradesh |
Division : | Chitrakoot |
Administrative headquarters : | Banda |
Area : | 4408 km² |
Residents : | 1,799,410 2011 |
Population density : | 408 inhabitants / km² |
Website : | www.banda.nic.in |
Banda ( Hindi : बांदा जिला) is a district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh .
Banda is located in the south of Uttar Pradesh in the Chitrakoot division . Banda is the easternmost district in Bundelkhand . The capital is Banda . The district covers 4408 km².
population
The population of Banda was 1,799,410 in the 2011 census. Ten years earlier it was 1,537,334. The gender ratio was 863 women per 1,000 men. The literacy rate was 66.67% (77.78% for men, 53.67% for women). 91% of the population were Hindu , 8.76% Muslim .
Administrative division
The district is divided into 4 tehsils :
Cities of the Nagar Palika Parishad type are:
Cities of the Nagar Panchayat type are:
history
On September 4, 1998, the Tehsils Karwi and Mau were separated from the Banda district and have since formed the newly founded Chitrakoot district .