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Village snapshot
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- LGD code
- 952450
- Pincode
- 756100
- Post office
- Bhadrak Banka Bazar
- Population
- 672
- Distance to district centre
- 294 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 327 km
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 352 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 573 km
- Nearest railway station
- Khariar Road · 2 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- C.F. Hospital · <1 km
Banka at a glance
Banka is a village of 672 people (Census 2011) in Bhadrak Rural block, Bhadrak district, Odisha, the 111th-largest of 161 villages in Bhadrak Rural block. It lies 294 km from the Bhadrak district centre, 2 km from Khariar Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 756100, served by Bhadrak Banka Bazar post office; the LGD village code is 952450. Mapped within or next to the village: primary health centre. The village votes in Dhenkanal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Krushna Chandra Patra. The population is estimated at 742 in 2026, up 10% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Banka
- LGD code
- 952450
- Pincode
- 756100
- Post office
- Bhadrak Banka Bazar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 672
- Population (projected 2026)
- 742
- Coordinates
- 20.88150°N, 82.49987°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dhenkanal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dhenkanal
- Member of Parliament
- Rudra Narayan Pany
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Krushna Chandra Patra
- Block / Mandal
- Bhadrak Rural
- Nearest PHC
- Dr. B.B Jagat Clinic (1.7 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Khariar Road (2.5 km)
Getting there
How to reach Banka
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhubaneswar352 kmcapital
- Hyderabad573 km
- Kolkata634 km
- Chennai899 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKhariar Road2 km
- Hospital / PHCC.F. Hospital<1 km
- ATM / banksbi bank31 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum2 km
- Collegeबीरेन्द्र दीपक कालेज ऑफ नसिंग, जामगांव48 km
- Police stationchuura police thana32 km
Nearest to the village
- Railway station
- Khariar Road2.5 km
- Health centre
- Dr. B.B Jagat Clinic1.7 km
- Petrol pump
- Bharat Petroleum2.0 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary health centre
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Banka
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Mousi Maa MandirTemple1.7 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Banka
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫Delhi Public SchoolSchool4.1 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 756100
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- OlangBhadrak Rural mandal3,334 pop
- BrahmapurBhadrak Rural mandal3,233 pop
- BahudaradaBhadrak Rural mandal3,209 pop
- TalangaBhadrak Rural mandal3,121 pop
- SaharaBhadrak Rural mandal3,010 pop
- EraraBhadrak Rural mandal2,924 pop
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Villages near Banka
Other villages in Bhadrak Rural mandal
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-11
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)