Gram panchayat · Kasipur block · Rayagada
Bankamba gram panchayat
Bankamba is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kasipur block of Rayagada district, Odisha, covering 13 villages, home to 5,084 people in 1,194 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Rayagada assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 13
- Population (2011)
- 5,084
- Literacy
- 35.2%
- Area
- 32.8 km²
- LGD code
- 121174
Villages of Bankamba
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uparkodigam | 235 | 1,173 | 46.3% | 7% | 83% |
| Mankadajhola | 291 | 1,122 | 37.8% | 33% | 64% |
| Phulajuba | 94 | 422 | 18.9% | 0% | 94% |
| Badajor | 87 | 380 | 21.3% | 0% | 95% |
| Talakodigam | 90 | 342 | 38.8% | 0% | 80% |
| Bankamba | 84 | 313 | 39.0% | 0% | 74% |
| Sargipadara | 70 | 291 | 18.6% | 6% | 94% |
| Bajaragarh | 57 | 284 | 28.9% | 0% | 100% |
| Tikiriguda | 56 | 232 | 49.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Sinderpadara | 46 | 157 | 32.2% | 0% | 100% |
| Mahalingaguda | 34 | 151 | 20.2% | 0% | 100% |
| Sudingaguda | 24 | 110 | 16.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Kindiripadara | 26 | 107 | 42.9% | 13% | 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 Bankamba
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,084
- 2,505 male · 2,579 female
- Households
- 1,194
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 35.2%
- below Kasipur block's villages (38.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,030
- below Kasipur block's villages (1,059)
- Children aged 0–6
- 908
- 17.9% of residents
- Workers
- 2,868
- 56.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 482 (9.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4,161 (81.8%)
What the 2,868 workers did
- Cultivators994 (34.7%)
- Agricultural labourers451 (15.7%)
- Household industry9 (0.3%)
- Other work93 (3.2%)
- Marginal workers1,321 (46.1%)
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 Bankamba
How many of the 13 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 13 villages cover 33 km², 17% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school11 of 13
- Middle school3 of 13
- Secondary school0 of 13
- Senior secondary school0 of 13
- Degree college0 of 13
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 13
- Health sub-centre1 of 13
- Anganwadi centre8 of 13
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 13
- Hand pump13 of 13
- Electricity for homes7 of 13
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 13
- Public bus0 of 13
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 13
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 13
- Commercial bank0 of 13
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 13
- Weekly haat0 of 13
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Ragi (3), Kandula (3).
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 Kasipur block
- Adajore
- Chandragiri
- Dongasil
- Dudukabahal
- Godiballi
- Gorakhapur
- Hadiguda
- Kashipur
- Khurigam
- Kodipari
- Kucheipadar
- Maikanch
- Mandibisi
- Manusgam
- Naktiguda
- Podapadi
- Renga
- Sankarada
- Sinduraghati
- Siripai
- Sunger
- Talajhiri
- Tikiri
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