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About Banjikusum Village

Banjikusum is a small village in Banei tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 365, made up of 195 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banjikusum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banjikusum village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Banei
Pincode 770038
Area (hectares) 65 hectares
Population 365
Male Population 195
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banjikusum compares

By the 2011 count Banjikusum is the 35th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 480 residents. Its 65 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Banjikusum

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

How far is Banjikusum from other places

Banjikusum lies about 103 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Barsuan, about 20 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 Banjikusum
Tehsil headquarters Banei 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Barsuan 20 km
Nearest town Deogarh 34 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 103 km

Villages closest to Banjikusum

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banjikusum village had a population of 365. That makes it the 35th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 480 residents.

Banjikusum village has 195 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banjikusum has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Banjikusum is 770038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banjikusum covers 65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banjikusum falls under Banei tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Banjikusum is Barsuan, about 20 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 <5 km distance for Banjikusum.

Banjikusum is about 103 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banjikusum is in Banei tehsil of Sundargarh district. Banei is about 6.7 km away. Barsuan is about 20 km away. Deogarh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talita (under 2 km), Jakeikela (3.0 km) and Brahmannali (3.2 km).

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

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