Gram panchayat · Bellaguntha block · Ganjam
Banka gram panchayat
Banka is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bellaguntha block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 6,273 people in 1,334 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Surada assembly constituency and the Aska Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 6,273
- Literacy
- 80.8%
- Area
- 14.8 km²
- LGD code
- 117618
Villages of Banka
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girisola | 375 | 1,775 | 76.0% | 18% | 0% |
| Banka | 354 | 1,448 | 79.0% | 20% | 0% |
| Jiroli | 263 | 1,221 | 84.1% | 14% | 0% |
| Bijaylaxmisaranpur | 177 | 860 | 90.4% | 11% | 0% |
| Jatrasuni | 83 | 490 | 83.0% | 28% | 0% |
| Suramani | 82 | 479 | 76.0% | 18% | 0% |
| Gopinathpuruninhabited | 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 Banka
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,273
- 3,114 male · 3,159 female
- Households
- 1,334
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 80.8%
- above Bellaguntha block's villages (78.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,014
- about the same as Bellaguntha block's villages (1,015)
- Children aged 0–6
- 663
- 10.6% of residents
- Workers
- 2,550
- 40.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,099 (17.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 2,550 workers did
- Cultivators578 (22.7%)
- Agricultural labourers183 (7.2%)
- Household industry45 (1.8%)
- Other work797 (31.3%)
- Marginal workers947 (37.1%)
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 Banka
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 15 km², 67% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school2 of 6
- Secondary school1 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre3 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 6
- Public bus1 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 3
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Pulses (2), Ground Nuts (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 Bellaguntha block
- Ambapua
- Badaborasingi
- Badapada
- Benipalli
- Dhumachai
- G.nuagam
- Gangapur
- Gobara
- Inginathi
- Khairaputi
- Kshatriyabarapur
- Mangalpur
- Natanga
- Pailipada
- Sasan
- Tanarada
- Udra
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