Village · Golamunda, Kalahandi
# Banjibahal

Banjibahal is a village in Golamunda sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code 766029. The 2011 Census counted 308 people in 75 households, the 59th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%.
- 308 people (2011)
- 75 households
- 60.5% literacy
- 766029 PIN code

## Banjibahal PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Banjibahal is 766029. Banjibahal falls in Golamunda sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.
- PIN code 766029
- Gram panchayat Daspur
- Community development block Golamunda
- Census village code 423894

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Banjibahal from nearby towns?
- Golamunda (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ) 67 km by road
- Junagarh (nearest town) 20 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Banjibahal?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Banjibahal; 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
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Chichia
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Golamunda
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dharamgarh
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Banjibahal known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 41% of the 170 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Banjibahal

Of every 100 households in Banjibahal in 2011, 1 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Banjibahal · ■ Golamunda rural average
- Electricity for lighting 1% 16%
- Toilet within the home 1% 5%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 95%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 3%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 25% 20%
- Television 1% 8%
- Mobile phone 11% 17%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 47% 38%
- Own their home 95% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Banjibahal?

■ Banjibahal · ■ Golamunda rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 60.5% 56.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1067 993
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1407 960
- Working population 57.5% 47.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.7% for men and 42.1% for women. 61% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 3 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 3 (2%) · ■ Marginal 170 (96%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Golamunda
- Padampur 410 people
- Karangamunda 397 people
- Sukunimunda 326 people
- Nuamunda 313 people
- Kamalabari 303 people
- Dumerbahal 267 people
- Jamjharan 259 people
- Khairapadar 259 people

All 73 villages in Golamunda

## Other places named Banjibahal
- Banjibahal · Village, Jayapatna, Kalahandi · 993 people
- Banjibahal · Village, Boden, Nuapada · 987 people
- Banjibahal · Village, Tushura, Balangir · 269 people
- Banjibahal · Village, Junagarh, Kalahandi · 77 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Banjibahal? 766029
- How far is Banjibahal from Bhawanipatna? 67 km by road
- What is the population of Banjibahal? 308 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banjibahal in? Kalahandi district (Golamunda sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Banjibahal? 60.5% (Census 2011)

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