Bano is a village in the Bano CD block in the Simdega subdivision of the

Simdega district Simdega district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Simdega town is the administrative headquarters of this district. This district is the least population density district of jharkhand(2011).This district was carv ...

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Geography

Location

Bano is located at

Area overview

In the area presented in the map alongside, “the landscape is formed of hills and undulating plateau” in the south-western part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. About 32% of the district is covered with forests (mark the shaded portions in the map.) It is an overwhelmingly rural area with 92.83% of the population living in the rural areas. A major portion of the rural population depends on rain-fed agriculture (average annual rainfall: 1,100-1,200 mm) for a living. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Civic administration

There is a police station at Bano. The headquarters of Bano CD block are located at Bano village.

Demographics

According to the

2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

, Bano had a total population of 5,072, of which 2,493 (49%) were males and 2,579 (51%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 738. The total number of literate persons in Bano was 3,321 (76.63% of the population over 6 years. (*For language details see Bano block#Language and religion)

Transport

Bano railway station Bano railway station, station code BANO, is the railway station serving the village of Bano in the Simdega district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Bano Station belongs to the Ranchi division of the South Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Ra ...

is on the Hatia-Rourkela line.

Education

S.S. High School Bano is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1949. It has facilities for teaching in class VI to class XII. The school has a playground and a library with 309 books.

Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya The Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya or KGBV is a residential girls’ secondary school run by the Government of India for the weaker sections in India. History The plan was introduced by the Government of India in August 2004. It was then integr ...

is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 2007. It has facilities for teaching in class VI to class XII. The school has a playground and a library with 405 books and has 6 computers for teaching and learning purposes. Project Girls High School Bano is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 1984. It has facilities for teaching in class VI to class X. The school has a playground and a library with 1,353 books.

Healthcare

There is a Community Health Centre (hospital) at Bano.

References

{{South Chotanagpur Division Villages in Simdega district