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Banka

Banka in Bihar. Explore its public directory, history, places, personalities and election references.

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Discover Banka, Bihar

Local stories, places and livelihoods, with the original sources close at hand.

Banka district ([/ˈbɑːŋkə/]) is a district in the southeastern region of the Indian state of Bihar. It is a part of Bhagalpur division. The district headquarters of Banka is situated in Banka town. The district was established on 21 February 1991.

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History & identity

The story of Banka

Banka is the homeland of the revolutionary Satish Prasad Jha, one of seven martyrs who hoisted the flag of India at the Secretariat building near Patna on 11 August 1942. Jha was born in Kharhara near Dhakamod. Bhubaneswar Mishra, a noted regional revolutionary from village Faga has contributed a lot in the freedom movement. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing many cruel British forces. Banka has been an attractive destination for veteran socialists. Banka played a vital role in the freedom of India. Banka also honors the memory of Shashi Prasad Singh, who served as the General Secretary...

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Banka: food, crops, crafts & local products

Food processing · PMFME ODOP

Katarni Rice based Products

The Ministry of Food Processing Industries lists these food-product priorities for this district in its dated PMFME One District One Product record. This identifies programme focus, rather than current crop output or the district’s complete food culture.

District name in source: Banka
Source date: 2025-02-06

District products · ODOP reference

Banka Silk
Katarni Rice

These products appear against this district in the linked One District One Product catalogue. They are documented product associations, rather than a current industrial census or a complete list of local businesses.

District name in source: Banka
Source date: 2025-08-19

People connected with Banka

8 public personality references

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Chandan Kushwaha

Chandan Kumar Kushwaha is an IPS officer currently serving as Deputy Inspector General of Police for Tirhut range in Bihar. He has previously served as Superintendent of Police (SP) for Bihar's capital...

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Janardan Manjhi

Janardhan Manjhi (1943 – 20 July 2021) was an Indian politician. He was an agriculturist and studied up to Class X. He won the Amarpur seat in the 2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly...

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Jayant Raj Kushwaha

Jayant Raj Kushwaha is an Indian politician, Member of Legislative Assembly from the Amarpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) of Bihar, and former Minister of Rural Work in the Government of Bihar. In the...

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Madhu Limaye

Madhu Ramchandra Limaye (1 May 1922 – 8 January 1995) was an Indian socialist essayist and activist, particularly active in the 1970s. A follower of Ram Manohar Lohia and a fellow-traveller of...

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Nikki Hembrom

Nikki Hembrom (born 1978) is an Indian politician from Bihar. She is a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from Katoria Assembly constituency which is reserved for Scheduled Tribe community in Banka...

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Raghuvendra Pratap Singh

Raghuvendra Pratap Singh (born 1 August 2003) is an Indian cricketer who represents Bihar in domestic cricket. He made his Twenty20 debut on 12 October 2022, for Bihar, in the Syed Mushtaq...

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Ramnarayan Mandal

Ramnarayan Mandal is the member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from Banka constituency. He is a leader of Bhartiya Janta Party. He has earlier served as a Minister of Revenue & Land...

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Surendra Prasad Singh Kushwaha

Surendra Prasad Singh also known as Surendra Singh Kushwaha is an Indian politician and former member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Amarpur Assembly constituency in Banka district of Bihar. Singh has served...

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Banka: official travel, agriculture & local information

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