Banda, Uttar Pradesh
Banda | |
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City | |
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from top: Banda Medical College, 'Kali Charan Nigam Institute of Technology, Banda, St.George's CNI Church, Maheshwari Devi Temple, Banda Railway Station | |
| Coordinates: 25°29′N 80°20′E / 25.483°N 80.333°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Banda |
| Government | |
| • Body | Banda Municipality Council |
| • Chairman | Malati Basu (BJP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 443.1 km2 (171.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 123 m (404 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 154,428 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (900/sq mi) |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Additional official | Urdu |
| • Other | English, Bundelkhandi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 210001 |
| Telephone code | 91-5192 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-90 |
| Sex ratio | 881 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 82.05% |
| Website | banda |
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Banda is a city and a municipal board in Banda district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Banda is divided among north, east, west and south Banda. Banda lies south of the Yamuna river in the Bundelkhand region. It is the administrative headquarters of Banda District. The town is well connected to major cities with railways and state highways. The town is near the right bank of the river Ken, 189 km south-west of Allahabad.
Banda was a town and district of British India, in the Allahabad division of the United Provinces. The population in 1901 was 22,565. It was formerly, but is no longer, a military cantonment.