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Banka

Gangapur mandal
Pincode 761123
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Banka observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Temples near Banka

  • Mousi Maa Mandir · 1.7 km

Named places of worship on record

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Odisha

Durga Puja, from Shashthi to Dashami, in community pandals rather than at home. Sandhi Puja at the join of Ashtami and Navami, Sindoor Khela and immersion on Dashami.

The regional form observed across West Bengal, Odisha, Assam. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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LGD code
410702
Pincode
761123
Post office
Gangapur (Ganjam)
Population
1,448
Households
354
Literacy rate
70.1%
Sex ratio
1164 ♀/1000♂
Workers
635
Distance to district centre
264 km
Distance to mandal centre
228 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
352 km
Distance to Hyderabad
573 km
Nearest railway station
Khariar Road · 2 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
C.F. Hospital · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Banka compares

By population, Banka ranks #24 of 91 villages in Gangapur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
70.1%
+3.3% vs mandal average
Banka70.1%
Gangapur mandal66.8%
Ganjam district62.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,164
+145 vs mandal average
Banka1,164
Gangapur mandal1,019
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.7 vs mandal average
Banka4.1
Gangapur mandal4.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Banka at a glance

Banka is a village of 1,448 people in 354 households (Census 2011) in Gangapur block, Ganjam district, Odisha, the 24th-largest of 91 villages in Gangapur block. Literacy is 70%, 3 points above the block average of 67% and the sex ratio is 1,164 women per 1,000 men. It lies 264 km from the Ganjam district centre, 2 km from Khariar Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 761123, served by Gangapur (Ganjam) post office; the LGD village code is 410702. The nearest hospital or health centre is C.F. Hospital, <1 km away. The village votes in Mohana assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dasarathi Gomanga. The population is estimated at 742 in 2026, down 49% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Banka · this village1,44870%—
Banka · Beltara1,17055%0 km N
Banka · Bhadrak Rural672—0 km N
Kolda · Bagbahra80768%2.2 km S
Kolda · Jonk76344%2.2 km S
Kolda · Pithora1,12259%2.2 km S
Dumerpani · Komna97944%3.1 km S

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Banka

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
15
Power hours (winter)
17
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
1
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
BELLAGUNTHA
Distance to nearest town (km)
7
Distance to district HQ (km)
100
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
9
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Banka
Total area (ha)
231
Irrigated area (ha)
65.02
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Banka

LGD code
410702
Pincode
761123
Post office
Gangapur (Ganjam)
Population (Census 2011)
1,448
Population (projected 2026)
742
Households
354
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1164
Literacy rate
70.1%
Coordinates
20.88150°N, 82.49987°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Berhampur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Mohana
Member of Parliament
Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy
Member of Legislative Assembly
Dasarathi Gomanga
Block / Mandal
Gangapur
Getting there

How to reach Banka

Mandal centre
Gangapur · ≈ 228 km
≈ 7 h 48 min by car · 9 h 16 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Ganjam · ≈ 264 km
≈ 9 h 2 min by car · 10 h 44 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar352 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad573 km
  • Kolkata634 km
  • Chennai899 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKhariar Road2 km
  • Hospital / PHCC.F. Hospital<1 km
  • ATM / banksbi bank31 km
  • Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum2 km
  • Collegeबीरेन्द्र दीपक कालेज ऑफ नसिंग, जामगांव48 km
  • Police stationchuura police thana32 km
Nearest to the village
Health centre
C.F. Hospitalunder 1 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Banka

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Banka

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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