Notified Area Council · Khordha district
Banapur
Banapur is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Khordha district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 17,278 people in 3,425 households, up 4.9% from 16,474 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 17,278
- Literacy
- 85.8%
- Area
- 24.34 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 15
- Sub-district
- Banapur
- LGD body code
- 250519
People and work in Banapur
- Population
- 17,278
- 8,707 male · 8,571 female
- Households
- 3,425
- about 5.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.8%
- men 91.9% · women 79.6%below urban Khordha (91.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 984
- above urban Khordha (898)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 929
- People per km²
- 710
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,719 (9.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 247 (1.4%)
What the 5,269 workers did
- Cultivators249 (4.7%)
- Agricultural labourers485 (9.2%)
- Household industry159 (3.0%)
- Other work3,075 (58.4%)
- Marginal workers1,301 (24.7%)
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 1981
Census counts for each decade in which Banapur was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 24.34 km²
- Population class
- Class IV
- Community development block
- Banpur
- Annual rainfall
- 1,209 mm
- Temperature range
- 9°C to 45°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 104 km by road
- District headquarters
- Khordha, 80 km
- Nearest railway station
- Balugaon, 5 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Berhampur, 100 km
- Roads
- 43 km pucca, 50 km kutcha
- Fire station
- Nearest at Balugaon, 8 km
- Homes with electricity connections
- 2,226
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 18 (14 government, 4 private)
- Middle schools
- 5 (4 government, 1 private)
- Secondary schools
- 4 (3 government, 1 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 2 (1 government, 1 private)
- Degree colleges
- 2
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 20 beds
- Dispensaries and health centres
- 1
- Nursing homes
- 2
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 12
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 3
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Cinema halls
- 1
- Public libraries
- 1
- Main manufactured products
- Cane Furniture Manufacture, Rice, Coir Matress
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 Khordha
- Bhubaneswar
- Jatani
- Khordha
- Balugaon
- Pratapsasan
- Bhakarsahi
- Balipatapur
- Bhapur
- Dungamal
- Majhihara
- Kaipadar
- Tangi
See also: Banapur sub-district · People of Khordha district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Banapur as a notified area council (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.