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About Banamal Village

Banamal is a small village in Khaprakhol tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 449, made up of 227 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banamal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banamal village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Khaprakhol
Pincode 767028
Area (hectares) 200 hectares
Population 449
Male Population 227
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banamal compares

By the 2011 count Banamal is the 60th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 772 residents. Its 200 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Banamal

Banamal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banamal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banamal from other places

Banamal lies about 65 km from Balangir, and the nearest railway station is Lakhna, about 38 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Banamal
Tehsil headquarters Khaprakhol 25 km
Nearest town Patnāgarh 36 km
Nearest railway station Lakhna 38 km
District headquarters Balangir 65 km

Villages closest to Banamal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khaprakhol tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Banamal

As per the Census of India 2011, Banamal village had a population of 449. That makes it the 60th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 772 residents.

Banamal village has 227 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banamal has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Banamal is 767028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banamal covers 200 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banamal falls under Khaprakhol tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Banamal is Lakhna, about 38 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Banamal.

Banamal is about 65 km from Balangir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banamal is in Khaprakhol tehsil of Balangir district. Khaprakhol is about 25 km away. Patnāgarh is about 36 km away. Lakhna is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Danamal (under 2 km), Mahul Pali (5.9 km) and Udiapali (12 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Banamal today is likely to be higher.

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