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About Banakund Village

Banakund is a small village in Patkura tehsil, in the district of Kendrapara, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 325, made up of 161 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 754134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banakund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banakund village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendrapara
Tehsil Patkura
Pincode 754134
Area (hectares) 46 hectares
Population 325
Male Population 161
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banakund compares

By the 2011 count Banakund is the 93rd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 901 residents. Its 46 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Banakund

Banakund is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banakund as Available within village. 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 Banakund from other places

Banakund lies about 23 km from Kendrapara, and the nearest railway station is Gopinathjew Banikunda, about under 2 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 Banakund
Nearest railway station Gopinathjew Banikunda under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Patkura 11 km
Nearest town Parādīp Garh 17 km
District headquarters Kendrapara 23 km

Villages closest to Banakund

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Patkura 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 Banakund

As per the Census of India 2011, Banakund village had a population of 325. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 901 residents.

Banakund village has 161 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banakund has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Banakund is 754134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banakund covers 46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banakund falls under Patkura tehsil of Kendrapara district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Banakund is Gopinathjew Banikunda, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Banakund.

Banakund is about 23 km from Kendrapara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banakund is in Patkura tehsil of Kendrapara district. Gopinathjew Banikunda is about under 2 km away. Patkura is about 11 km away. Parādīp Garh is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garad Pur (13 km), Gaji Pur (21 km) and Marilo (23 km).

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

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