Village · Balimi, Dhenkanal # Bankidi Bankidi is a village in Balimi sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code 759121. The 2011 Census counted 1,114 people in 307 households, the 16th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%. - 1,114 people (2011) - 307 households - 72.1% literacy - 759121 PIN code ## Bankidi PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bankidi is 759121. Bankidi falls in Balimi sub-district, Dhenkanal district, Odisha. - PIN code 759121 - Gram panchayat Patala - Community development block Hindol - Census village code 403015 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bankidi from nearby towns? - Balimi (sub-district HQ) 23 km by road - Dhenkanal (district HQ) 63 km by road - Anugul (nearest town) 35 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bankidi? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Bankidi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Paikpurunakote - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Talamula - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Anugul - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 22 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bankidi known for? The main crops are paddy, black gram and vegetables. About 81% of the 214 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bankidi Of every 100 households in Bankidi in 2011, 35 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bankidi · ■ Balimi rural average - Electricity for lighting 35% 34% - Toilet within the home 7% 18% - No toilet (open defecation) 93% 81% - Tap water 0% 7% - Drinking water within premises 5% 10% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 94% - Use banking services 52% 40% - Television 9% 19% - Mobile phone 22% 34% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 5% 11% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 49% 32% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bankidi? ■ Bankidi · ■ Balimi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 72.1% 75.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 901 952 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 870 854 - Working population 34.9% 35.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.2% for men and 62.0% for women. 60% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 63 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 141 (36%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 26 (7%) · ■ Marginal 156 (40%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Balimi - Kantimili 1,469 people - Kumurusinga 1,276 people - Galapada 1,222 people - Beruanpal 1,217 people - Tarkabeda 1,073 people - Asarada 1,061 people - Nimabahali 967 people - Bramhanamara 939 people All 47 villages in Balimi ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bankidi? 759121 - How far is Bankidi from Dhenkanal? 63 km by road - What is the population of Bankidi? 1,114 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bankidi in? Dhenkanal district (Balimi sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Bankidi? 72.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/dhenkanal/balimi/bankidi/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.