Banda District

Population: 1,799,541 (2011)

State: Uttar Pradesh

Language: Hindi, Urdu, Bagheli

Headquarters: Banda

 

Area: 4459 square kilometers

Density of population: 404 people per square kilometer

Literacy Rate: 68.11 % - Male: 79.38 %, Female: 54.95 %

Male Female Ratio: 1000:863

 

Boundaries of Banda District

 

North: Fatehpur District, Uttar Pradesh

South: Madhya Pradesh

East: Chitrakoot District, Uttar Pradesh

West: Hamirpur District, Uttar Pradesh

 

Banda District Average Rainfall: 882.9 mm 

Banda District Average Temperature in Summer: 33.90 deg C 

Banda District Average Temperature in Winter: 15.73 deg C

 

BANDA DISTRICT MAP

 

 

Major Rivers: Yamuna, Ken

Tehsils: Banda, Naraini, Baberu, Atarra

Blocks: Baberu, Badokhar Khurd, Bisandi, Jaspura, Kamasin, Mahuwa, Naraini, Tindwari

Assembly Constituencies: Tindwari, Baberu, Naraini, Banda

 

Banda District Nearby Attractions

 

1. Chitrakoot

2. Kalinjar Fort

3. Bhuragarh Fort

4. Rangarh Fort

5. Khatri Pahar

6. Nawab Tank

7. Bamdeo Temple

8. Maheshwari Devi Temple

9. Four Stone Pillar at Kairada Village

10. Vamdeveshwar Temple and Mount

11. Pragee Lake

12. Awasthi Park

 

Banda District Facts: It is a part of Chitrakoot Division. It is the one of the 34 most backward district of Uttar Pradesh that is receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Program.

 

Major Agricultural Products: Millet, food grains, pulses, rice, cotton, oil seeds, barley, masoor, peas, linseed

 

Major Educational Institutions: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Degree College, Adarsh Bajrang Inter College, Government Inter College, Saraswati Vidya Mandir Inter College, Raja Devi Degree College, B.P.M.P. Omer Inter College

 

Fairs: Bhuragarh Fair, Nawab Tank Fair, Chilla Fair, Bilgav Fair, Kalinjar Fair, Khatri Pahar Fair, Tihramafi Fair, Simauni Fair

 

What is Banda District Famous For: Shajar Stone used for making jewelry and Khajuraho and Kalinjar

 

Famous People From Banda District: Ravi Shankar, Prasad Khattri

 

Banda District Pin Codes

Last Updated : Tuesday Jun 12 , 2012

 

Places in Banda District