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- LGD code
- 386958
- Pincode
- 758020
- Post office
- Salapada
- Population
- 879
- Households
- 174
- Literacy rate
- 58.5%
- Sex ratio
- 928 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 241
Census 2011 · in context
How Banika compares
By population, Banika ranks #46 of 126 villages in Anandapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.5%
+2.1% vs mandal average
- Banika
- 58.5%
- Anandapur mandal
- 56.4%
- Kendujhar district
- 58.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
928
−65 vs mandal average
- Banika
- 928
- Anandapur mandal
- 993
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.6 vs mandal average
- Banika
- 5.1
- Anandapur mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Banika at a glance
Banika is a village of 879 people in 174 households (Census 2011) in Anandapur block, Kendujhar district, Odisha, the 46th-largest of 126 villages in Anandapur block. Literacy is 59%, 2 points above the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 928 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 758020, served by Salapada post office; the LGD village code is 386958. The population is estimated at 1,036 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Banika
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 13
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- KENDUJHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 75
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 85
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Bailo
- Total area (ha)
- 70
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 2.6
- Forest area (ha)
- 0.07
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Banika
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Banika
- LGD code
- 386958
- Pincode
- 758020
- Post office
- Salapada
- Population (Census 2011)
- 879
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,036
- Households
- 174
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 928
- Literacy rate
- 58.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Koraput
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gunupur
- Member of Parliament
- Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
- Block / Mandal
- Anandapur
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- Sibanarayanpur
- Salabani
- Kathakata
- Akarua
- Biridiha
- Gayalmunda
- Jalasuan
- Baladuan
- Bankhidi
- Khadipal
- Dudugaon
- Bahabaradanga
- Barigaon
- Tukuna
- Bailo
- Purunian
- Panasadiha
- Marsapal
- Baniajodi
- Sunduria
- Vogapur
- Purunaghati
- Dhabani
- Sadangi
- Panchugochhia
- Taratara
- Dhakotha
- Manoharpur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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