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Bankikhaman

Padmapur mandal
Pincode 768036
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Ganesh Chaturthi

Bankikhaman observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.

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When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 September
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

The full observance, step by step →

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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Bargarh
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Bijepur
AC 002
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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Bankikhaman is a village in Padmapur mandal, Bargarh district, Odisha. It has a population of 166 across 43 households with a literacy rate of 50%.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Damayanti Pandey
Contact: 81****4711
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LGD code
380026
Pincode
768036
Post office
Rajborasamber
Population
166
Households
43
Literacy rate
50%
Sex ratio
1184 ♀/1000♂
Workers
120
Distance to district centre
37 km
Distance to mandal centre
22 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
293 km
Distance to Kolkata
575 km
Nearest railway station
Loisingha · 44 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Tripathy Poly Clinic · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Bankikhaman compares

By population, Bankikhaman ranks #96 of 108 villages in Padmapur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
50.0%
−13.4% vs mandal average
Bankikhaman
50.0%
Padmapur mandal
63.4%
Bargarh district
66.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,184
+179 vs mandal average
Bankikhaman
1,184
Padmapur mandal
1,005
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.1 vs mandal average
Bankikhaman
3.9
Padmapur mandal
4.0

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Bankikhaman at a glance

Bankikhaman is a village of 166 people in 43 households (Census 2011) in Padmapur block, Bargarh district, Odisha, the 96th-largest of 108 villages in Padmapur block. Literacy is 50%, 13 points below the block average of 63% and the sex ratio is 1,184 women per 1,000 men. It lies 37 km from the Bargarh district centre, 44 km from Loisingha railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 768036, served by Rajborasamber post office; the LGD village code is 380026. The nearest hospital or health centre is Tripathy Poly Clinic, 10 km away. The sarpanch is Damayanti Pandey, and the village votes in Bijepur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sanat Kumar Gartia. The population is estimated at 196 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bankikhaman · this village16650%—
Bhaludunguri · Khaprakhol1,26161%0.4 km S
Bhaludunguri · Tarbha31854%0.4 km S
Bhaludunguri · Subalaya64669%0.4 km S
Bhaludunguri · Rairangpur0—0.4 km S
Bhaludunguri · Burdenp.S.22850%0.4 km S
Antarla · Junagarh92760%1.8 km NE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bankikhaman

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
12
Power hours (winter)
16
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
PADMAPUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
15
Distance to district HQ (km)
95
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
15
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Dahita
Total area (ha)
144
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
16.14

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Bankikhaman

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Bankikhaman

LGD code
380026
Pincode
768036
Post office
Rajborasamber
Population (Census 2011)
166
Population (projected 2026)
196
Households
43
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1184
Literacy rate
50.0%
Coordinates
20.91132°N, 83.09170°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Bargarh
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bijepur
Member of Parliament
Pradip Purohit
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sanat Kumar Gartia
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Damayanti Pandey
Block / Mandal
Padmapur
Getting there

How to reach Bankikhaman

Mandal centre
Padmapur · ≈ 22 km
≈ 46 min by car · 55 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Bargarh · ≈ 37 km
≈ 1 h 16 min by car · 1 h 30 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar293 kmcapital
  • Kolkata575 km
  • Hyderabad623 km
  • Chennai921 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationLoisingha44 km
  • Hospital / PHCTripathy Poly Clinic10 km
  • CollegeK.V. Degree College, Kantabanji54 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-13
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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