# Banijara Village, Junagarh, Kalahandi (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Junagarh, Kalahandi 

# Banijara

Banijara is a village in Junagarh sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766014**. The 2011 Census counted **1,741 people in 463 households**, the 24th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.1%.

- 1,741people (2011)
- 463households
- 52.0%literacy
- 766014PIN code

## Banijara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Banijara is 766014.** Banijara falls in Junagarh sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.

- PIN code766014
- Gram panchayatBanijara
- Community development blockJunagarh
- Census village code423812

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

## How far is Banijara from nearby towns?

- Junagarh (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)36 km by road
- Junagarh (nearest town)10 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 Banijara?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Banijara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chilguda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Junagarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Banijara known for?

The main crops are **paddy, oil seeds and pulses**. Products made here include chuda. About 76% of the 346 hectares of village land is sown, and 137 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 Banijara

Of every 100 households in Banijara in 2011, 23 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Banijara · ■ Junagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**97%

Use banking services ****8%**

**14%

Television ****18%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Banijara?

■ Banijara · ■ Junagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.0%**

**56.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1060**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**949

Working population ****48.1%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.1% for men and 42.7% for women. 62% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 182 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 551 (66%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 56 (7%) · **■** Marginal 46 (5%)

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 Junagarh

- Atigaon2,215 people
- Kulihari2,170 people
- Nandol1,790 people
- Mundaraguda1,783 people
- Budhipadar1,711 people
- Dedar1,704 people
- Bramhaniguda1,700 people
- Karchala1,643 people

[All 167 villages in Junagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/junagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Banijara?766014
- How far is Banijara from Bhawanipatna?36 km by road
- What is the population of Banijara?1,741 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banijara in?Kalahandi district (Junagarh sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Banijara?52.0% (Census 2011)