Banda District, Uttar Pradesh

Banda is an administrative district in Uttar Pradesh, India. The district is located about 260 km from Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh. Its administrative headquarters is in Banda. Hindi and Bundeli are the major languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 4,408 km², including 4,347.72 km² of rural area and 60.28 km² of urban area.

List of Tehsils in Banda District

Banda District is divided into 5 Tehsils for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 805 villages under these tehsils. The table below lists each tehsil along with village count and area.

Sl. No.TehsilVillagesArea (km²)
1Atarra109755.40
2Baberu2081,288.17
3Banda1411,600.03
4Naraini189764.41
5Pailani158—

Population of Banda District

According to the 2011 Census, Banda District had a population of 17,99,410 people living in 3,19,963 households. The population comprised 9,65,876 males and 8,33,534 females, with an average population density of 408 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population17,99,41015,23,6552,75,755
Male Population9,65,8768,19,2431,46,633
Female Population8,33,5347,04,4121,29,122
Total Households3,19,9632,70,24549,718
Population Density408 / km²350 / km²4,575 / km²

Banda District had 10,02,937 literate people and 2,94,972 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 3,87,855 and 163 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)2,94,9722,59,40735,565
Literate Population10,02,9378,11,1341,91,803
Illiterate Population7,96,4737,12,52183,952
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population3,87,8553,44,05743,798
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population16361102

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.