Gram panchayat · Muribahal block · Balangir
Bankel gram panchayat
Bankel is a gram panchayat (village council) in Muribahal block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 6,914 people in 1,728 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kantabanji assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 6,914
- Literacy
- 53.5%
- Area
- 27.7 km²
- LGD code
- 115916
Villages of Bankel
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bankel | 548 | 2,317 | 53.0% | 14% | 18% |
| Lenjha | 358 | 1,316 | 55.5% | 8% | 11% |
| Dejuri | 295 | 1,193 | 53.8% | 41% | 21% |
| Ranabandh | 145 | 583 | 60.6% | 4% | 51% |
| Putuli | 165 | 578 | 44.2% | 54% | 5% |
| Debhuin | 80 | 351 | 47.3% | 18% | 23% |
| Balpadar | 83 | 332 | 48.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Podhmunda | 54 | 244 | 65.6% | 11% | 8% |
Villages: Local Government Directory (lgdirectory.gov.in), Government of India — data dump of December 2022 via github.com/planemad/india-local-government-directory (December 2022). Figures: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level); a dash means the census figures could not be matched to the village.
People and work in Bankel
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,914
- 3,436 male · 3,478 female
- Households
- 1,728
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 53.5%
- below Muribahal block's villages (55.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,012
- above Muribahal block's villages (1,001)
- Children aged 0–6
- 999
- 14.4% of residents
- Workers
- 2,635
- 38.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,331 (19.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,244 (18.0%)
What the 2,635 workers did
- Cultivators1,125 (42.7%)
- Agricultural labourers193 (7.3%)
- Household industry44 (1.7%)
- Other work583 (22.1%)
- Marginal workers690 (26.2%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level), summed over the panchayat's villages (2011).
Facilities in the villages of Bankel
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 28 km², and 31% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 8
- Middle school3 of 8
- Secondary school2 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre8 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 8
- Weekly haat1 of 8
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8).
Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook: Village and Town Directory (Odisha). The facilities were recorded for the 2011 census (reference year 2009 for most items); many places have changed since. Facilities in towns are not included.
Other gram panchayats in Muribahal block
- Badsaimara
- Bandupala
- Belpadar
- Bitabandh
- Chalki
- Chanabahal
- Dangarpada
- Gadagadabahal
- Ganrei
- Goimund
- Gudighat
- Haldi
- Ichhapada
- Lakhana
- Lebeda
- Malisira
- Muribahal
- Patrapali
- Patrapali(Kha)
- Tentulikhunti
- Tupaudar
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