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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Basanti Danta
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- LGD code
- 418153
- Pincode
- 762016
- Post office
- Manamunda
- Population
- 133
- Households
- 32
- Literacy rate
- 42.9%
- Sex ratio
- 985 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 69
Census 2011 · in context
How Benamunda compares
By population, Benamunda ranks #136 of 196 villages in Manamunda mandal.
Literacy rate
%
42.9%
−16.9% vs mandal average
Benamunda42.9%
Manamunda mandal59.8%
Boudh district61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
985
−19 vs mandal average
Benamunda985
Manamunda mandal1,004
Household size
people per home
4.2
Same as the mandal average
Benamunda4.2
Manamunda mandal4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Benamunda at a glance
Benamunda is a village of 133 people in 32 households (Census 2011) in Manamunda block, Boudh district, Odisha, the 136th-largest of 196 villages in Manamunda block. Literacy is 43%, 17 points below the block average of 60% and the sex ratio is 985 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 762016, served by Manamunda post office; the LGD village code is 418153. The sarpanch is Basanti Danta, and the village votes in Lanjigarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pradip Kumar Dishari. The population is estimated at 157 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Sagada →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benamunda · this village | 133 | 43% | — |
| Sagada · Manamunda | 545 | 70% | — |
| Bhaliapadar · Manamunda | 467 | 55% | — |
| Rugudapada · Baudh Sadar | 398 | 57% | — |
| Rugudikanapa · Manamunda | 380 | 61% | — |
| Paikabahal · Manamunda | 353 | 57% | — |
| Kuanrapada · Manamunda | 337 | 67% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Benamunda
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SONAPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 29
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 73
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 50
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Sagada
- Total area (ha)
- 204
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 40.47
- Forest area (ha)
- 9.53
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Benamunda
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Benamunda
- LGD code
- 418153
- Pincode
- 762016
- Post office
- Manamunda
- Population (Census 2011)
- 133
- Population (projected 2026)
- 157
- Households
- 32
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 985
- Literacy rate
- 42.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kalahandi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Lanjigarh
- Member of Parliament
- Malvika Devi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Pradip Kumar Dishari
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Basanti Danta
- Block / Mandal
- Manamunda
- Nearest railway station
- Ramchandrapur P.H. (5.7 km)
Same pincode
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Benamunda
Other villages in Manamunda mandal
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- Kapasira
- Baghiabahal
- Dhungiapadar
- Jamatangi
- Raxa
- Ratakhandi
- Digi
- Gundulia
- Padarapada
- Jogindrapur
- Dahya
- Laeda
- Sahupada
- Bandhanjhuli
- Para
- Bahajore
- Bagadia
- Kirasira
- Patharla
- Junani
- Mahule
- Brahmani
- Narasinghapur
- Tilipanga
- Ambagahana
- Kumarakeli
- Mahulabahali
- Badadunguripali
- Bhurkipada
- Basudevapali
- Manupali
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)