Gram panchayat · Binika block · Subarnapur
Bankigiridi gram panchayat
Bankigiridi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Binika block of Subarnapur district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 7,832 people in 2,024 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Birmaharajpur assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 7,832
- Literacy
- 75.4%
- Area
- 28.8 km²
- LGD code
- 121426
Villages of Bankigiridi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bankigiridi | 598 | 2,285 | 74.2% | 24% | 16% |
| Sarangapali | 349 | 1,340 | 81.4% | 32% | 18% |
| Hutuma | 316 | 1,248 | 70.6% | 26% | 10% |
| Arigaon | 319 | 1,209 | 81.4% | 33% | 11% |
| Akhidadar | 243 | 992 | 70.2% | 17% | 53% |
| Kukudajholi | 153 | 570 | 73.3% | 21% | 23% |
| Jiranadi | 46 | 188 | 76.7% | 0% | 16% |
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 Bankigiridi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,832
- 4,000 male · 3,832 female
- Households
- 2,024
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 75.4%
- about the same as Binika block's villages (74.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 958
- about the same as Binika block's villages (953)
- Children aged 0–6
- 836
- 10.7% of residents
- Workers
- 3,631
- 46.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,993 (25.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,534 (19.6%)
What the 3,631 workers did
- Cultivators1,182 (32.6%)
- Agricultural labourers903 (24.9%)
- Household industry9 (0.2%)
- Other work248 (6.8%)
- Marginal workers1,289 (35.5%)
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 Bankigiridi
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 29 km², 76% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 7
- Middle school4 of 7
- Secondary school1 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre1 of 7
- Anganwadi centre6 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump6 of 7
- Electricity for homes6 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 7
- Public bus0 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Dal (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 Binika block
- Babupali
- Baunsuni
- Bhandar
- Charda
- Jullunda
- Kaintara
- Kuhibahal
- Maghala
- Mahada
- Mahadevpali
- Sankara
- Seledi
- Silati
- Sindurpur
- Singhijuba
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Bankigiridi? Share it with us.