Banda (district)

Banda district
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 :

• Atarra
• Baberu
• Banda
• Naraini

Cities of the Nagar Palika Parishad type are:

• Atarra
• Banda

Cities of the Nagar Panchayat type are:

• Baberu
• Bisanda Buzurg
• Mataundh
• Naraini
• Oran
• Tindwari

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 .

Web links

Commons : Banda District  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• District Administration

Individual evidence

1. ↑ www.banda.nic.in
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} www.census2011.co.in
3. ↑ http://chitrakoot.nic.in/