Gram panchayat · Gop block · Puri
Banakhandi gram panchayat
Banakhandi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gop block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 5,831 people in 1,300 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kakatpur assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 5,831
- Literacy
- 86.1%
- Area
- 10.3 km²
- LGD code
- 120930
Villages of Banakhandi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banakhandi | 270 | 1,275 | 86.6% | 9% | 0% |
| Sareda | 284 | 1,227 | 87.4% | 18% | 0% |
| Bagalei | 246 | 1,117 | 89.0% | 16% | 0% |
| Gundi | 130 | 511 | 84.9% | 6% | 0% |
| Kunanga | 83 | 432 | 74.2% | 52% | 0% |
| Baharana | 89 | 374 | 81.9% | 9% | 0% |
| Murkundi | 81 | 368 | 95.8% | 37% | 0% |
| Jantana | 66 | 298 | 80.6% | 6% | 0% |
| Banilo | 51 | 229 | 84.3% | 29% | 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 Banakhandi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,831
- 2,893 male · 2,938 female
- Households
- 1,300
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 86.1%
- above Gop block's villages (84.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,016
- above Gop block's villages (975)
- Children aged 0–6
- 529
- 9.1% of residents
- Workers
- 1,887
- 32.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,017 (17.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1 (0.0%)
What the 1,887 workers did
- Cultivators905 (48.0%)
- Agricultural labourers107 (5.7%)
- Household industry12 (0.6%)
- Other work350 (18.5%)
- Marginal workers513 (27.2%)
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 Banakhandi
How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 10 km², 61% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 9
- Middle school2 of 9
- Secondary school1 of 9
- Senior secondary school1 of 9
- Degree college1 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre0 of 9
- Anganwadi centre8 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump9 of 9
- Electricity for homes9 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 9
- Public bus0 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop6 of 9
- Weekly haat1 of 9
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9), Coconut (8). Handicrafts: Bag (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 Gop block
- Achutapur
- Andhra Ichhapur
- Badagaon
- Badatara
- Baniasahi
- Bantaligram
- Birtung
- Bodapur
- Boulanga
- Chhaitana
- Davara
- Desthali
- Dhumala
- Erabanga
- Gadabhingura
- Ganeswarpur
- Gop
- Ishanpur
- Itibhuan
- Jangalbori
- Kuanpada
- Mahalapada
- Nagapur
- Nuakholamara
- Payara
- Rahangorada
- Simili
- Sorava
- Sutan
- Tarakor
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Banakhandi? Share it with us.