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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Annapurna Dehury
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- LGD code
- 386690
- Pincode
- 758027
- Post office
- Ghatagaon
- Population
- 783
- Households
- 158
- Literacy rate
- 43.2%
- Sex ratio
- 977 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 337
Census 2011 · in context
How Banachakulia compares
By population, Banachakulia ranks #63 of 140 villages in Ghatgaon mandal.
Literacy rate
%
43.2%
−14.1% vs mandal average
Banachakulia43.2%
Ghatgaon mandal57.3%
Kendujhar district58.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
977
−30 vs mandal average
Banachakulia977
Ghatgaon mandal1,007
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.6 vs mandal average
Banachakulia5.0
Ghatgaon mandal4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Banachakulia at a glance
Banachakulia is a village of 783 people in 158 households (Census 2011) in Ghatgaon block, Kendujhar district, Odisha, the 63rd-largest of 140 villages in Ghatgaon block. Literacy is 43%, 14 points below the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 977 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 758027, served by Ghatagaon post office; the LGD village code is 386690. The sarpanch is Annapurna Dehury, and the village votes in Baramba assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bijaya Kumar Dalabehera. The population is estimated at 923 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Banachakulia
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- 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
- KENDUJHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 55
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 56
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 56
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Mukundapurpatana
- Total area (ha)
- 860
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 48.55
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Banachakulia
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Key facts — Banachakulia
- LGD code
- 386690
- Pincode
- 758027
- Post office
- Ghatagaon
- Population (Census 2011)
- 783
- Population (projected 2026)
- 923
- Households
- 158
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 977
- Literacy rate
- 43.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Cuttack
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Baramba
- Member of Parliament
- Bhartruhari Mahtab
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bijaya Kumar Dalabehera
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Annapurna Dehury
- Block / Mandal
- Ghatgaon
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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, 2026-05-14
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