Village · Kinjirkela, Sundargarh
# Bankidihi

Bankidihi is a village in Kinjirkela sub-district of Sundargarh district, Odisha, PIN code 770015. The 2011 Census counted 179 people in 52 households, the 48th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%.
- 179 people (2011)
- 52 households
- 62.3% literacy
- 770015 PIN code

## Bankidihi PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bankidihi is 770015. Bankidihi falls in Kinjirkela sub-district, Sundargarh district, Odisha.
- PIN code 770015
- Gram panchayat Bandhabahal
- Community development block Balisankara
- Census village code 383926

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

## How far is Bankidihi from nearby towns?
- Kinjirkela (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road
- Sundargarh (district HQ) 38 km by road
- Sundargarh (nearest town) 40 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Bankidihi?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Bankidihi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Balisankara
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sundargarh
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kerai
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ 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 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 18 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bankidihi known for?

The main crops are paddy, ground nuts and black gram. About 59% of the 175 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bankidihi

Of every 100 households in Bankidihi in 2011, 11 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bankidihi · ■ Kinjirkela rural average
- Electricity for lighting 11% 12%
- Toilet within the home 6% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 94%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 6% 5%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 8% 35%
- Television 8% 8%
- Mobile phone 19% 24%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 13% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 28% 23%
- Own their home 100% 97%

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

## What is the population of Bankidihi?

■ Bankidihi · ■ Kinjirkela rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 62.3% 66.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1081 1020
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 700 947
- Working population 69.3% 55.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.4% for men and 57.0% for women. 78% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 22 (18%) · ■ Other work 11 (9%) · ■ Marginal 90 (73%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Kinjirkela
- Jorajam Part-I 362 people
- Dhenkigada 360 people
- Peruaada 358 people
- Kukuda Part-I 344 people
- Dhabadoli Part-II 173 people
- Jorajam Part-II 164 people
- Khapuri Lata 154 people
- Budajharan Part-I 129 people

All 59 villages in Kinjirkela

## Other places named Bankidihi
- Bankidihi · Village, Bisoi, Mayurbhanj · 744 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bankidihi? 770015
- How far is Bankidihi from Sundargarh? 38 km by road
- What is the population of Bankidihi? 179 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bankidihi in? Sundargarh district (Kinjirkela sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Bankidihi? 62.3% (Census 2011)

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