Banga, India

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Banga
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Banga
Location in Punjab, India
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Coordinates: 31°11′N75°59′E / 31.19°N 75.99°E / 31.19; 75.99
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Founded byBaba Gola Ji
Government
 • TypeDemocratic
Elevation
237 m (778 ft)
Population
 (2011) [1]
 • Total20,906
Language
 • Official Punjabi [2]
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
144 505
Telephone code01823
Vehicle registration PB 32
Sex ratio 52:48 ♂/♀

Banga is a town and Municipal council in the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district of Punjab, India. Banga is also one of the sub-division (tehsil) headquarters of the district. Banga located on Phagwara-Rupnagar section of National Highway 344A (Earlier State Highway 18 of Punjab). It is currently estimated to have a population of about 23,000 and is classified as a class 2 Municipality. The town also incorporates the former village of Jindowal apart from Banga town.

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Geography

Banga is approximately 325 km from New Delhi, 100 km from the state capital Chandigarh, 104 km from Amritsar, 45 km from Jalandhar and 1400 km from Mumbai. It is in the northwest part of India; a few hundred kilometres south of Kashmir and to the west of the Himalayan foothills of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. On a clear day, the snow-clad peaks of the Dhauladhar range are visible in the distant horizon. The Banga Railway station is located on the Jalandhar City/Jaijon Doaba Line of the Northern Railway at 13 km from Nawanshahr, 43 km from Jalandhar, and 45 km from Ludhiana. It is also linked by National Highway 344A with Nawanshahr and Phagwara Grand Trunk Road.

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The Main Road of Banga

Demographics

As of 2011 Indian Census, Banga had a total population of 20,906, of which 10,712 were males and 10,194 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 2,154. The total number of literates in Banga was 15,880, which constituted 75.9% of the population with male literacy of 78.7% and female literacy of 73.1%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Banga was 84.7%, of which male literacy rate was 87.7% and female literacy rate was 81.5%. The Scheduled Castes population was 7,166. Banga had 4401 households in 2011. [1]

As of 2001 India census, Banga had a population of 18,892 of which 9,810 were men and 9,082 were women. Banga has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 79% of the males and 73% of females literate. 1,949 of the population was in the age range of 0-6 years. [3]

In 1961, Banga's population was 10,212. It grew to 11,885 by 1971.[ citation needed ]

Administration

Banga is a tehsil with a post of DSP and a SDM.[ clarification needed ] A large number of properties in the town and in the surrounding villages are owned by Indian Origin Non- Resident Indians.

Transport

By Road

There is large network of bus service of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Himachal, PEPSU & private operators. The city has its own bus stand. and Private car service also

By Rail

The Banga railway station is connected to mainly its own villages and also to neighbouring cities.

By Air

The nearly airports from the towns are

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References

  1. 1 2 "Census of India: Banga". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
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