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About Banko Village

Banko is a mid sized village in Champua tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 937, made up of 476 males and 461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banko Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banko village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Champua
Pincode 758041
Area (hectares) 237 hectares
Population 937
Male Population 476
Female Population 461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banko compares

By the 2011 count Banko is the 16th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 804 residents. Its 237 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Banko

Banko is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banko as Available within <5 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 Banko from other places

Banko lies about 45 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Jamkundia, about 11 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 Banko
Tehsil headquarters Champua 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Jamkundia 11 km
Nearest town Joda 17 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 45 km

Villages closest to Banko

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banko village had a population of 937. That makes it the 16th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 804 residents.

Banko village has 476 males and 461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banko has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Banko is 758041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banko covers 237 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banko falls under Champua tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Banko is Jamkundia, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Banko.

Banko is about 45 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banko is in Champua tehsil of Kendujhar district. Champua is about 9.3 km away. Jamkundia is about 11 km away. Joda 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 Jamudalak (2.2 km), Kodagadia (2.3 km) and Giridharipur (2.7 km).

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

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