# Banka Village, Gangapur, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Gangapur, Ganjam 

# Banka

Banka is a village in Gangapur sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761119**. The 2011 Census counted **1,448 people in 354 households**, the 29th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%.

- 1,448people (2011)
- 354households
- 79.0%literacy
- 761119PIN code

## Banka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Banka is 761119.** Banka falls in Gangapur sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha.

- PIN code761119
- Gram panchayatBanka
- Community development blockBellaguntha
- Census village code410702

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

## How far is Banka from nearby towns?

- Gangapur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Chatrapur (district HQ)100 km by road
- Bellaguntha (nearest town)7 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 Banka?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Banka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bellaguntha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhanjanagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bellaguntha
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 17 h winter

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 Banka known for?

About 97% of the 231 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Banka

Of every 100 households in Banka in 2011, 48 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Banka · ■ Gangapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**92%

Use banking services ****68%**

**50%

Television ****39%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**31%

Own their home ****91%**

**94%

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 Banka?

■ Banka · ■ Gangapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%**

**74.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1164**

**1027

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****791**

**903

Working population ****43.9%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 73.4% for women. 51% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 168 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (1%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 172 (27%) · **■** Marginal 278 (44%)

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 Gangapur

- Mangalapur1,875 people
- Nahada1,811 people
- Kendupadara1,753 people
- Pailipada1,590 people
- Basudebpur1,446 people
- Benipalli1,422 people
- Kshatriyabarapur1,375 people
- Badasadara1,317 people

[All 120 villages in Gangapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/gangapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Banka?761119
- How far is Banka from Chatrapur?100 km by road
- What is the population of Banka?1,448 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banka in?Ganjam district (Gangapur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Banka?79.0% (Census 2011)