Gram panchayat · Dhenkanal Sadar block · Dhenkanal
Banasingh gram panchayat
Banasingh is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dhenkanal Sadar block of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 9,936 people in 2,450 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kamakhyanagar assembly constituency and the Dhenkanal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 9,936
- Literacy
- 83.6%
- Area
- 23.6 km²
- LGD code
- 117257
Villages of Banasingh
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sankarpur | 1,093 | 4,510 | 83.7% | 12% | 10% |
| Banasinga | 447 | 1,835 | 88.6% | 21% | 0% |
| Bhuinpur | 408 | 1,623 | 78.8% | 15% | 18% |
| Bhatakateni | 173 | 702 | 73.2% | 79% | 0% |
| Chhadasing | 150 | 624 | 88.1% | 5% | 8% |
| Sananagena | 100 | 366 | 83.9% | 26% | 0% |
| Badanagena | 79 | 276 | 92.1% | 26% | 0% |
| Muliapur | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Naganarayati | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
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 Banasingh
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 9,936
- 5,155 male · 4,781 female
- Households
- 2,450
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 83.6%
- above Dhenkanal Sadar block's villages (78.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 927
- below Dhenkanal Sadar block's villages (938)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,154
- 11.6% of residents
- Workers
- 3,288
- 33.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,923 (19.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 792 (8.0%)
What the 3,288 workers did
- Cultivators782 (23.8%)
- Agricultural labourers862 (26.2%)
- Household industry46 (1.4%)
- Other work907 (27.6%)
- Marginal workers691 (21.0%)
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 Banasingh
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 9 villages cover 24 km², 64% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 7
- Middle school5 of 7
- Secondary school2 of 7
- Senior secondary school2 of 7
- Degree college1 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre1 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 road5 of 7
- Public bus0 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office4 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 7
- Weekly haat1 of 7
- Primary schools
- 12
- Middle schools
- 9
- Secondary schools
- 9
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Black Gram (7).
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 Dhenkanal Sadar block
- Baladibandha
- Baliamba
- Barada
- Beltikiri
- Bhalibol Kateni
- Bhapur
- Chandrasekhar Prasad
- Chaulia
- Dhirapatna
- Gengutia
- Gobindapur
- Kaimati
- Kakudibhag
- Kankadahad
- Kankadpal
- Madhusahupatna
- Mangalpur
- Manipur
- Nadiali
- Nagiapasi
- Nuagaon
- Radhadeipur
- Sankarpur
- Sankulei
- Saptasajya
- Sogarpasi
- Suakhaikateni
- Talabarkot
- Tarabha
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