# Banko Village, Kamarposh Balang, Sundargarh (Odisha)

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Village · Kamarposh Balang, Sundargarh 

# Banko

Banko is a village in Kamarposh Balang sub-district of Sundargarh district, Odisha, PIN code **770040**. The 2011 Census counted **914 people in 197 households**, the 14th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.1%.

- 914people (2011)
- 197households
- 42.4%literacy
- 770040PIN code

## Banko PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Banko is 770040.** Banko falls in Kamarposh Balang sub-district, Sundargarh district, Odisha.

- PIN code770040
- Gram panchayatSoyamba
- Community development blockKoida
- Census village code384693

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

## How far is Banko from nearby towns?

- Kamarposh Balang (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Sundargarh (district HQ)186 km by road
- Barbil (nearest town)71 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 Banko?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Banko; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lahunipara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Lahunipara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Luthurba
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Banko known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pulses and til**. About 40% of the 739 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 Banko

Of every 100 households in Banko in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banko · ■ Kamarposh Balang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**5%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****37%**

**32%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**92%

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 Banko?

■ Banko · ■ Kamarposh Balang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.4%**

**56.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1012**

**979

Working population ****23.7%**

**42.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.5% for men and 27.6% for women. 42% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 68 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (11%) · **■** Other work 54 (25%) · **■** Marginal 72 (33%)

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 Kamarposh Balang

- Khariabahal1,237 people
- Kamarposh1,152 people
- Badbalijore1,065 people
- Ambarudi955 people
- Hatikucha856 people
- Mutuhanuman854 people
- Taldihi847 people
- Bandupada846 people

[All 58 villages in Kamarposh Balang](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/sundargarh/kamarposh-balang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Banko?770040
- How far is Banko from Sundargarh?186 km by road
- What is the population of Banko?914 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banko in?Sundargarh district (Kamarposh Balang sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Banko?42.4% (Census 2011)