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About Banika Village

Banika is a mid sized village in Ghasipura tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 879, made up of 456 males and 423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banika Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banika village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Ghasipura
Pincode 758020
Area (hectares) 70 hectares
Population 879
Male Population 456
Female Population 423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banika compares

By the 2011 count Banika is the 53rd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Banika

Banika is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Banika as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Badajodi, Bailo, Balarampur and Balipal. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Banika

As per the Census of India 2011, Banika village had a population of 879. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents.

Banika village has 456 males and 423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banika has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Banika is 758020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banika covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banika falls under Ghasipura tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The census record for Banika notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Banika.

Banika is in Ghasipura tehsil of Kendujhar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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