Notified Area Council · Cuttack district
Banki
Banki is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Cuttack district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 17,521 people in 3,698 households, up 9.6% from 15,989 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 17,521
- Literacy
- 91.0%
- Area
- 6.22 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 17
- Sub-district
- Banki
- LGD body code
- 250500
People and work in Banki
- Population
- 17,521
- 9,204 male · 8,317 female
- Households
- 3,698
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 91.0%
- men 95.9% · women 85.6%about the same as urban Cuttack (90.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 904
- below urban Cuttack (927)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 908
- People per km²
- 2,817
- Scheduled Castes
- 3,644 (20.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 25 (0.1%)
What the 5,622 workers did
- Cultivators500 (8.9%)
- Agricultural labourers234 (4.2%)
- Household industry193 (3.4%)
- Other work3,889 (69.2%)
- Marginal workers806 (14.3%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (district, sub-district and town level).
Population since 1951
Census counts for each decade in which Banki was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 6.22 km²
- Population class
- Class IV
- Community development block
- Damapada
- Annual rainfall
- 1,567.6 mm
- Temperature range
- 9°C to 42°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 65 km by road
- District headquarters
- Cuttack, 54 km
- Nearest railway station
- Cuttack, 35 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Cuttack, 54 km
- Roads
- 90 km pucca, 80 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 3,105
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 12 (9 government, 3 private)
- Middle schools
- 6 (4 government, 2 private)
- Secondary schools
- 4 (2 government, 2 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 4 (1 government, 3 private)
- Degree colleges
- 3
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 60 beds
- Hospitals (other systems)
- 1
- Dispensaries and health centres
- 1
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- TB clinics
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 2
- Private banks
- 1
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Cinema halls
- 3
- Public libraries
- 2
- Reading rooms
- 2
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 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.
Other towns in Cuttack
See also: Banki sub-district · People of Cuttack district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Banki as a notified area council (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.