Banka Subdivision, 1980

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Banka Subdivision, 1980

Southern subdivision of Bhagalpur Dis- trict, Bengal, lying between 24 il' and 25 7' N. and 86° 19' and 87 n' E., with an area of 1,182 square miles. It is situated on the fringe of the Santal Parganas, and the country rises from the dead level of the northern alluvial plain by a series of rolling ridges, valleys, and jungle-clad hills. The population in 1901 was 433,499, compared with 4 2 3>35° m 1891. It contains 994 villages, one of which, Banka, is its head-quarters ; but no town. The subdivision is less densely populated than the remainder of the District, supporting only 367 persons to the square mile. Mandargiri hill possesses some archaeological interest, and there are also remains at Bausi in its neighbourhood.