Banmankhi
human settlement
Banmankhi is a town and a municipality in Purnia district in the state of Bihar, India. It is well known for its closed sugar mill, the incarnation site of Lord Narsimha, and its famous annual Holika Dahan celebration in the state.
Geography
Banmankhi is situated 32 km away from Purnea, the district town.
Banmankhi is also a Sub-divisional headquarter.
Demographics
As of 2011 India census, Banmankhi had a population of 30,336. Males constitute 52.13% of the population and females 47.87%. Banmankhi Bazar has an average literacy rate of 74.35%, higher than the national average of 73%; with 80.72% of the males and 67.28% of females literate. 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Languages
At the time of 2011 census, Hindi was spoken by 47.15% of the population, followed by Maithili at 37.27%. 6.00% of the population spoke languages categorised as 'Other' under Hindi, 3.99% Santali, 3.92% Urdu, 0.35% Bengali, and 1.35% other languages.
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