Gram panchayat · Loisinga block · Balangir
Banipali gram panchayat
Banipali is a gram panchayat (village council) in Loisinga block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 3,291 people in 818 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Loisingha assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 3,291
- Literacy
- 65.5%
- Area
- 18.5 km²
- LGD code
- 275136
Villages of Banipali
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banipali | 213 | 800 | 71.0% | 18% | 32% |
| Babja | 198 | 776 | 83.8% | 20% | 27% |
| Bianrpali | 168 | 689 | 50.0% | 3% | 66% |
| Dandpani | 95 | 417 | 35.1% | 17% | 80% |
| Tabalbanji | 75 | 299 | 80.7% | 14% | 8% |
| Badipali | 39 | 182 | 54.1% | 34% | 65% |
| Belpali | 30 | 128 | 70.0% | 0% | 59% |
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 Banipali
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,291
- 1,644 male · 1,647 female
- Households
- 818
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 65.5%
- below Loisinga block's villages (69.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,002
- above Loisinga block's villages (989)
- Children aged 0–6
- 411
- 12.5% of residents
- Workers
- 1,906
- 57.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 495 (15.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,476 (44.8%)
What the 1,906 workers did
- Cultivators551 (28.9%)
- Agricultural labourers367 (19.3%)
- Household industry35 (1.8%)
- Other work38 (2.0%)
- Marginal workers915 (48.0%)
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 Banipali
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 19 km², 32% of it sown with crops and 15% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 7
- Middle school3 of 7
- Secondary school1 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre0 of 7
- Anganwadi centre7 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 7
- Public bus0 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 7
- Weekly haat2 of 7
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Vegetables (5), Cotton (4), Ground Nut (1), Pulses (1), Cotton/Ground Nut (1), Ground Nuts (1), Vegetables, Dal (1).
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 Loisinga block
- Badibahal
- Badimunda
- Budhipadar
- Burda
- G.s.dungripalli
- Hirapur
- Jharmunda
- Jogisarda
- Kandajuri
- Kusang
- Kusmel
- Kutenpali
- Loisingha
- Magurbeda
- Ratakhandi
- Rengali
- Sargad
- Taliudar
- Uparbahal
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Banipali? Share it with us.