# Bankel Village, Saintala, Balangir (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Saintala, Balangir 

# Bankel

Bankel is a village in Saintala sub-district of Balangir district, Odisha, PIN code **767037**. The 2011 Census counted **254 people in 77 households**, the 156th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 254people (2011)
- 77households
- 47.9%literacy
- 767037PIN code

## Bankel PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bankel is 767037.** Bankel falls in Saintala sub-district, Balangir district, Odisha.

- PIN code767037
- Gram panchayatChalki
- Community development blockMuribahal
- Census village code421118

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bankel from nearby towns?

- Saintala (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Balangir (district HQ)83 km by road
- Kantabanji (nearest town)20 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Bankel?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bankel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Belpara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kantabanji
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bankel known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bankel

Of every 100 households in Bankel in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bankel · ■ Saintala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**28%

Television ****0%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**25%

Own their home ****88%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bankel?

■ Bankel · ■ Saintala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.9%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1176**

**951

Working population ****57.9%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.1% for men and 29.6% for women. 59% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 20 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (34%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 76 (52%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Saintala

- Bandhapara278 people
- Patnipita278 people
- Chilbahali274 people
- Suliamal256 people
- Nuamunda251 people
- Budabahal246 people
- Kachharbhadi243 people
- Jharkhamar241 people

[All 189 villages in Saintala](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/balangir/saintala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bankel?767037
- How far is Bankel from Balangir?83 km by road
- What is the population of Bankel?254 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bankel in?Balangir district (Saintala sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Bankel?47.9% (Census 2011)