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About Banakati Village

Banakati is a mid sized village in Bangiriposi tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,131, made up of 450 males and 681 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,513 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banakati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banakati village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Bangiriposi
Pincode 757032
Area (hectares) 185 hectares
Population 1,131
Male Population 450
Female Population 681
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,513
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Banakati compares

By the 2011 count Banakati is the 19th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 502 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Banakati

The census records public bus service for Banakati as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banakati from other places

Banakati lies about 98 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Porjanpur, about 29 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 Banakati
Tehsil headquarters Bangiriposi 11 km
Nearest town Karanjiā 24 km
Nearest railway station Porjanpur 29 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 98 km

Villages closest to Banakati

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banakati village had a population of 1,131. That makes it the 19th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 502 residents.

Banakati village has 450 males and 681 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banakati has about 1513 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Banakati is 757032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banakati covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banakati falls under Bangiriposi tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Banakati is Porjanpur, about 29 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banakati.

Banakati is about 98 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banakati is in Bangiriposi tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Bangiriposi is about 11 km away. Karanjiā is about 24 km away. Porjanpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taradapal (3.2 km), Bautia (3.3 km) and Bangriposi (5.0 km).

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

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