Gram panchayat · Junagarh block · Kalahandi
Bankapalas gram panchayat
Bankapalas is a gram panchayat (village council) in Junagarh block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 1,935 people in 493 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Junagarh assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 1,935
- Literacy
- 47.9%
- Area
- 13.2 km²
- LGD code
- 118691
Villages of Bankapalas
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bankapalas (2) | 191 | 756 | 44.8% | 10% | 86% |
| Ratanpala (3) | 136 | 575 | 50.9% | 14% | 63% |
| Balarampur(2) | 122 | 456 | 52.5% | 2% | 67% |
| Santikraguda | 31 | 106 | 37.8% | 0% | 42% |
| Podapodi | 13 | 42 | 41.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Jarajore | 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 Bankapalas
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 1,935
- 944 male · 991 female
- Households
- 493
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 47.9%
- below Junagarh block's villages (56.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,050
- above Junagarh block's villages (1,005)
- Children aged 0–6
- 312
- 16.1% of residents
- Workers
- 1,196
- 61.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 161 (8.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,409 (72.8%)
What the 1,196 workers did
- Cultivators206 (17.2%)
- Agricultural labourers257 (21.5%)
- Household industry15 (1.3%)
- Other work32 (2.7%)
- Marginal workers686 (57.4%)
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 Bankapalas
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 13 km², 63% of it sown with crops and 15% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school1 of 5
- Secondary school0 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre0 of 5
- Anganwadi centre3 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes3 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Pulses (5), Oil Seeds (2).
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 Junagarh block
- Asttagaon
- Baladiamal
- Baxitulisipali
- Bhainriguda
- Budhipadar
- Charbahal
- Charbahati
- Chhuriagaon
- Chicheiguda
- Chingudisar
- Dasigaon
- Dedarh
- Dundeimal
- Goudchendia
- Habaspur
- Kalaigaon
- Kaliakundal
- Kalopala
- Kendupati
- Mahichal;a
- Maliguda
- Manijora
- Matigaon
- Meriabandhali
- Mundaraguda
- Naktiguda
- Nandol
- Palash
- Pilikia
- Rajpur
- Sanyasikundamal
- Talamala
- Taljaring
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