Banga, India
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Banga | |
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Town | |
UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
| PIN | 144 505 |
| Telephone code | 01823 |
| 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.
Geography
Banga is approximately 325 km from
Demographics
As of
As of 2001[update] 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.
- Jalandhar
- Phagwara
- Nawashahar (SSB Nagar)
- Jaijon
- Chaheru
- Jalandhar cantt
- Garhshankar
- Amritsar
By Air
The nearly airports from the towns are
- Adampur Airport-AIP (45 km)
- Ludhiana Airport-LDH (71.9 km)
- Chandigarh Airport-IXC (106.7 km)
- Guru Ramdas International Airport, Amritsar-ATQ (139.7 km)
- Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi-DEL (350.2 km
References
- ^ a b "Census of India: Banga". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.