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About Banilo Village

Banilo is a small village in Konark tehsil, in the district of Puri, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 229, made up of 113 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 752111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banilo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banilo village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Puri
Tehsil Konark
Pincode 752111
Area (hectares) 44 hectares
Population 229
Male Population 113
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banilo compares

By the 2011 count Banilo is the 27th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 44 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Banilo

Banilo is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banilo as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banilo from other places

Banilo lies about 30 km from Puri, and the nearest railway station is Malatipatpur, about 26 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 Banilo
Tehsil headquarters Konark 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Malatipatpur 26 km
District headquarters Puri 30 km

Villages closest to Banilo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banilo village had a population of 229. That makes it the 27th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Banilo village has 113 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banilo has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Banilo is 752111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banilo covers 44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banilo falls under Konark tehsil of Puri district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Banilo is Malatipatpur, about 26 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banilo.

Banilo is about 30 km from Puri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banilo is in Konark tehsil of Puri district. Konark is about 6.3 km away. Malatipatpur is about 26 km away. Puri is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palabasta (11 km).

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

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