Notified Area Council · Subarnapur district
Binika
Binika is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Subarnapur district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 15,765 people in 3,785 households, up 8.4% from 14,539 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 15,765
- Literacy
- 75.8%
- Area
- 21.42 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 12
- Sub-district
- Binika
- LGD body code
- 250551
People and work in Binika
- Population
- 15,765
- 8,110 male · 7,655 female
- Households
- 3,785
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 75.8%
- men 86.0% · women 65.1%below urban Subarnapur (83.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 944
- about the same as urban Subarnapur (945)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 935
- People per km²
- 736
- Scheduled Castes
- 5,213 (33.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,247 (7.9%)
What the 6,406 workers did
- Cultivators806 (12.6%)
- Agricultural labourers804 (12.6%)
- Household industry683 (10.7%)
- Other work2,454 (38.3%)
- Marginal workers1,659 (25.9%)
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 1911
Census counts for each decade in which Binika was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 21.42 km²
- Population class
- Class IV
- Community development block
- Binika
- Annual rainfall
- 1,478.4 mm
- Temperature range
- 9°C to 45°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 312 km by road
- District headquarters
- Sonepur, 35 km
- Nearest railway station
- Barpali, 35 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Sambalpur, 65 km
- Roads
- 45 km pucca, 32 km kutcha
- Fire station
- Nearest at Rampur, 16 km
- Homes with electricity connections
- 1,800
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 36 (18 government, 18 private)
- Middle schools
- 9 (7 government, 2 private)
- Secondary schools
- 3 (2 government, 1 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 2 (1 government, 1 private)
- Degree colleges
- 2
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 16 beds
- Family welfare centres
- 2
- Maternity homes
- 1
- TB clinics
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 9
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 1
- Private banks
- 1
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Main manufactured products
- Saree, Brass And Bell
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 Subarnapur
See also: Binika sub-district · People of Subarnapur district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Binika as a notified area council (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.