Banmankhi Subdivision - Purnia District, Bihar

Banmankhi is an administrative subdivision in the Purnia district of Bihar, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Banmankhi is the main town for most villages within the subdivision. The nearest railway station is situated at Banmankhi Junction, while the nearest airport is Malda Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 112.3 km.

The total area of the subdivision is 372 km², including 351.84 km² rural area and 20.15 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 912 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Banmankhi Subdivision

Banmankhi Subdivision has a total of 138 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Subdivision, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Abhayram Chakla	Unmapped	Not applicable
2	Akhtiarpur	Rural	Majhuwa Prem Raj
3	Bahora	Rural	Bahora
4	Balua Kachhari	Rural	Koshi Sh. Devottar
5	Banmankhi	Urban	Not applicable
6	Banmankhi	Unmapped	Not applicable
7	Belabadan	Urban	Not applicable
8	Belabadan Milik	Rural	Pipra
9	Belabadan Milik	Rural	Pipra
10	Belachand Sukhia Milik	Rural	Mohania Chakala
11	Belachand Sukhia Milik	Rural	Mohania Chakala
12	Belachand Sukhia Milik	Urban	Not applicable
13	Belachand Sukhia Milik	Unmapped	Not applicable
14	Belchand Sukhia	Rural	Dharhara
15	Belchand Sukhia (Radhnagar)	Rural	Mohania Chakala
16	Bhabhi Kumar Chakla	Rural	Sahoriya Subhay Milik
17	Bhargawan Patti	Rural	Pipra
18	Bibia Chakla	Rural	Ramnagar Farsahimilik
19	Birnagar Raghunath	Rural	Maharaj Ganj
20	Birnagar Raghunath	Rural	Maharaj Ganj
21	Birnagar Raghunath	Rural	Maharaj Ganj
22	Birnagar Raghunath Milik	Rural	Maharaj Ganj
23	Bishunpur Bahadur	Rural	Pipra
24	Bishunpur Bahadur Milik	Rural	Pipra
25	Bishunpurdat	Urban	Not applicable
26	Bishunpurdat	Unmapped	Not applicable
27	Brindaban	Rural	Sahoriya Subhay Milik
28	Brindaban	Unmapped	Not applicable
29	Burhia Dhanghatta	Rural	Mahadeo Pur
30	Chakla	Urban	Not applicable
31	Chakla	Unmapped	Not applicable
32	Chakla	Unmapped	Not applicable
33	Chakla	Unmapped	Not applicable
34	Chandpur Bhagha	Rural	Chandpur Bangaha
35	Chandpur Bhagha	Rural	Chandpur Bangaha
36	Chandpur Bhagha Milik	Rural	Chandpur Bangaha
37	Chandpur Bhagha Milik	Rural	Naulakhi
38	Dharhara	Rural	Dharhara
39	Dharhara Milik	Rural	Dharhara
40	Dharhara Milik	Rural	Dharhara
41	Dharhara Milik	Rural	Dharhara
42	Dharhara Milik	Rural	Dharhara
43	Dharhara Milik	Rural	Dharhara Chakla Bhunai
44	Dharhara Munahi Chakla	Rural	Dharhara Chakla Bhunai
45	Dhima	Urban	Not applicable
46	Dhima	Urban	Not applicable
47	Dhima	Unmapped	Not applicable
48	Dhima	Unmapped	Not applicable
49	Dhokardhara	Urban	Not applicable
50	Dhokardhara	Unmapped	Not applicable
51	Dhurup Bilas	Rural	Maharaj Ganj
52	Ekhattha	Unmapped	Not applicable
53	Ekraha	Rural	Sahoriya Subhay Milik
54	Ekraha Milik	Rural	Sahoriya Subhay Milik
55	Fakirana	Rural	Dharhara Chakla Bhunai
56	Gangaili	Rural	Mahraj Ganj-Ii
57	Gangapur	Rural	Ganga Pur
58	Hanumannagar	Unmapped	Not applicable
59	Harmurhi	Rural	Hari Murhi
60	Harpur Madi	Rural	Sahoriya Subhay Milik
61	Harpur Madi Milik	Rural	Dharhara Chakla Bhunai
62	Harpur Madi Milik	Rural	Dharhara Chakla Bhunai
63	Hulli Chakla	Unmapped	Not applicable
64	Jankinagar	Rural	Ubhayram Chakla
65	Jhangar Tola	Rural	Ganga Pur
66	Jianganj	Rural	Giyan Ganj
67	Jianganj Milik	Rural	Giyan Ganj
68	Kasiran Deotar	Rural	Koshi Sh. Devottar
69	Kazi Hirdenagar	Rural	Kajhi Hirdya Nagar
70	Khutahari	Rural	Dharhara
71	Ladugarh	Rural	Ladu Garh
72	Madhaipur	Rural	Kachahari Balua
73	Madhuban	Urban	Not applicable
74	Madhuban	Unmapped	Not applicable
75	Magurjan	Rural	Ramnagar Farsahimilik
76	Mahadeopur	Rural	Mahadeo Pur
77	Maharajganj	Rural	Maharaj Ganj
78	Maharajganj	Rural	Mahraj Ganj-Ii
79	Majhua Pemraj Milik	Rural	Majhuwa Prem Raj
80	Majhua Pemraj Milik	Rural	Majhuwa Prem Raj
81	Makhnaha	Rural	Dharhara Chakla Bhunai
82	Makhnaha Chakla	Rural	Dharhara Chakla Bhunai
83	Makhnaha Milik	Rural	Dharhara Chakla Bhunai
84	Makhnaha Nawabganj Chakla	Rural	Dharhara Chakla Bhunai
85	Manakhodawand Nagar	Rural	Majhuwa Prem Raj
86	Masuria	Rural	Bahora
87	Mirza Muniambeg Chakla	Rural	Sahoriya Subhay Milik
88	Mohania Chakla	Rural	Mohania Chakala
89	Naulakhi	Rural	Naulakhi
90	Naulakhi Milik	Rural	Naulakhi
91	Naulakhi Milik	Rural	Naulakhi
92	Peerali Chakla	Unmapped	Not applicable
93	Pipra	Rural	Pipra
94	Piprachetan Parsad	Rural	Pipra
95	Radhanagar	Unmapped	Not applicable
96	Raghunathpur	Rural	Kachahari Balua
97	Rajuadih	Rural	Maharaj Ganj
98	Ramnagar Farsahi Milik	Unmapped	Not applicable
99	Ramnagar Farsahi Milik	Unmapped	Not applicable
100	Ramnagar Farsahi Milik	Unmapped	Not applicable
101	Ramnagar Farsahi Milik	Unmapped	Not applicable
102	Ramnagar Milik	Rural	Ramnagar Farsahimilik
103	Ramnagar Milik	Rural	Ramnagar Farsahimilik
104	Ramnagar Milik	Unmapped	Not applicable
105	Ramnagar Milik	Unmapped	Not applicable
106	Ramnagar Parsahi Milik	Urban	Not applicable
107	Ramnagar Parsahi Milik	Urban	Not applicable
108	Ramnagar Pharsahi	Both	Ramnagar Farsahimilik
109	Ramnagar Pharsahi Milik	Urban	Not applicable
110	Ramnagar Pharsahi Milik	Urban	Not applicable
111	Ramnagar Pharsahi Milik	Urban	Not applicable
112	Ramnagar Pharsahi Milik	Urban	Not applicable
113	Ramnagar Pharsahi Milik	Urban	Not applicable
114	Ramnagar Pharsahi Milik	Unmapped	Not applicable
115	Ramnagar Pharsahi Milik	Unmapped	Not applicable
116	Ramnagar Pharsahi Milik	Unmapped	Not applicable
117	Rampur Tilak	Rural	Rampur Tilak
118	Rampur Tilak Milik	Rural	Ladu Garh
119	Rasarh	Rural	Hari Murhi
120	Rikabganj	Rural	Pipra
121	Rupauli	Rural	Rupauli South
122	Rupauli Milik	Rural	Rampur Tilak
123	Saharwa	Rural	Dharhara Chakla Bhunai
124	Sahoria Subhai	Rural	Rupauli South
125	Sahoria Subhai Milik	Rural	Ganga Pur
126	Sahoria Subhai Milik	Rural	Rupauli North
127	Sahoria Subhai Milik	Rural	Sahoriya Subhay Milik
128	Sahoria Subhai Milik	Rural	Sahoriya Subhay Milik
129	Sahoria Subhai Milik	Rural	Sahoriya Subhay Milik
130	Sahoria Subhai Milik	Rural	Sahoriya Subhay Milik
131	Sahoriasubhai Milik	Rural	Sahoriya Subhay Milik
132	Sahuriya Milik	Unmapped	Not applicable
133	Sahuriya Milik	Unmapped	Not applicable
134	Sahuriya Milik	Unmapped	Not applicable
135	Sahuriya Milik	Unmapped	Not applicable
136	Srinagar Badh	Rural	Ganga Pur
137	Thakur Patti	Unmapped	Not applicable
138	Ubhairam Milik	Rural	Ubhayram Chakla

Population of Banmankhi Subdivision

As per the Census 2011, Banmankhi Subdivision has a total population of 3,51,415 people, consisting of 1,83,755 males and 1,67,660 females. There are 68,521 households in the subdivision with an average population density of 945 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Particulars	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	3,51,415	3,21,079	30,336
Male Population	1,83,755	1,67,938	15,817
Female Population	1,67,660	1,53,141	14,519
Total Households	68,521	62,750	5,771
Population Density	945 / km²	913 / km²	1,506 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the subdivision has 1,47,305 literate people and 69,687 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 66,622 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 18,776 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Particulars	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	69,687	64,261	5,426
Literate Population	1,47,305	1,28,785	18,520
Illiterate Population	2,04,110	1,92,294	11,816
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	66,622	63,997	2,625
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	18,776	18,191	585

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Subdivision Overview
Subdivision (Hindi)	Banmankhi (बनमंखी)
District	Purnia
State / UT	Bihar
Railway Station	Banmankhi Junction
Total Area	372 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	912
Total Population (2011)	3,51,415
Density	945/km²
Total Villages	138

Nearby Subdivisions in Purnia
Amour	Barhara
Bhawanipur	Dhamdaha
Jalalgarh	Kasba
Krityanand Nagar	Purnia East
Rupauli	Srinagar