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

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Village · Junagarh, Kalahandi 

# Bankapalas

Bankapalas is a village in Junagarh sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766014**. The 2011 Census counted **756 people in 191 households**, the 93rd largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.1%.

- 756people (2011)
- 191households
- 44.8%literacy
- 766014PIN code

## Bankapalas PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code766014
- Gram panchayatBankapalash
- Community development blockJunagarh
- Census village code423829

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

## How far is Bankapalas from nearby towns?

- Junagarh (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)41 km by road
- Junagarh (nearest town)16 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 Bankapalas?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bankapalas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Junagarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Junagarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 14 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 Bankapalas known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pulses and oil seeds**. About 81% of the 263 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bankapalas

Of every 100 households in Bankapalas in 2011, 6 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bankapalas · ■ Junagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****7%**

**14%

Television ****7%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bankapalas?

■ Bankapalas · ■ Junagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.8%**

**56.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1100**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1267**

**949

Working population ****63.8%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.1% for men and 32.4% for women. 65% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 180 (37%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 234 (49%)

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

- Manikapadar795 people
- Kandulbandh794 people
- Dabjharan784 people
- Talpadar776 people
- Kaleigaon749 people
- Chingedisar740 people
- Belguda726 people
- Kutingpadar723 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bankapalas?766014
- How far is Bankapalas from Bhawanipatna?41 km by road
- What is the population of Bankapalas?756 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bankapalas in?Kalahandi district (Junagarh sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Bankapalas?44.8% (Census 2011)