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Places near Banka by type
All 245 places by distance →One day from Banka
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:27 pm
88 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Banka
- Baba Jethaurnath Templetemple · 45 min
- Bilasi Dam (Bilasi Bandh)dam · 45 min
- Odhni Damdam · 45 min
- Mandar Hillhill · 1 hrs
- Mandar Hillhill · 1 hrs
- Back in Banka
How to reach Banka
By train
Banka (BAKA), about 2 km from the centre; Nathnagar (NAT), about 50 km from the centre.
By road
Bhagalpur 51 km · Deoghar 62 km · Malda 155 km. Directions.
By air
Deoghar Airport (DGH), Deoghar — about 66 km by road; Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport (RDP), Durgapur — about 180 km by road.
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Banka?
Mandar Hill (hill, about 15 km), Odhni Dam (dam, about 15 km), Baba Jethaurnath Temple (temple, about 12 km), Mandar Hill Papharni (hill, about 16 km), Shree Digambar Jain Siddha Kshetra Mandargiri (Jain temple, about 15 km), Bilasi Dam (Bilasi Bandh) (dam, about 16 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Banka?
158 places on Spotwander: 31 temples, 40 mosques & dargahs, 17 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 15 hill stations & viewpoints, 9 forts & heritage.
Which is the nearest temple to Banka?
Panch Mukhi Temple, about 1 km by road; Mahadev Asthaan Temple (1 km) is next.
Which is the nearest dargah to Banka?
Mallicktola Mosque, about 1 km by road; Jama Masjid (1 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Banka?
Start in Banka, visit Baba Jethaurnath Temple, then Bilasi Dam (Bilasi Bandh), then Odhni Dam, then Mandar Hill, then Mandar Hill, and drive back — about 88 km by road in all.