Gram panchayat · Kuchinda block · Sambalpur
Bankey gram panchayat
Bankey is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kuchinda block of Sambalpur district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 3,350 people in 897 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kuchinda assembly constituency and the Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 3,350
- Literacy
- 71.7%
- Area
- 23.5 km²
- LGD code
- 121350
Villages of Bankey
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bankei | 338 | 1,160 | 75.9% | 14% | 53% |
| Gopalpali | 164 | 600 | 70.1% | 13% | 39% |
| Dumermal | 99 | 484 | 80.1% | 19% | 54% |
| Katupali | 113 | 414 | 65.7% | 36% | 48% |
| Babumalti | 56 | 220 | 68.5% | 0% | 57% |
| Phatatangar (B) | 47 | 177 | 57.4% | 0% | 72% |
| Tamangoda | 49 | 169 | 63.4% | 8% | 60% |
| Khaliamunda | 31 | 126 | 62.3% | 0% | 97% |
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 Bankey
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,350
- 1,702 male · 1,648 female
- Households
- 897
- about 3.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 71.7%
- above Kuchinda block's villages (70.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 968
- below Kuchinda block's villages (1,011)
- Children aged 0–6
- 371
- 11.1% of residents
- Workers
- 1,958
- 58.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 486 (14.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,791 (53.5%)
What the 1,958 workers did
- Cultivators447 (22.8%)
- Agricultural labourers494 (25.2%)
- Household industry21 (1.1%)
- Other work96 (4.9%)
- Marginal workers900 (46.0%)
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 Bankey
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 23 km², 38% of it sown with crops and 40% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 8
- Middle school4 of 8
- Secondary school3 of 8
- Senior secondary school1 of 8
- Degree college1 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre2 of 8
- Anganwadi centre7 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 8
- Public bus3 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8).
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 Kuchinda block
- Ardabahal
- Bauriguda
- Boxama
- Chandnimal
- Gochhara
- Hadipali
- K.jamankira
- Khandokata
- Kuleigarh
- Kuntara
- Kusumi
- Kuturuchuan
- Paruabhadi
- Salebhadi
- Tainsar
- Telitileimal
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