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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
LAXMI MUNDA
Contact: 70****9820
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- LGD code
- 386395
- Pincode
- 758018
- Post office
- Suakati
- Population
- 484
- Households
- 120
- Literacy rate
- 56%
- Sex ratio
- 876 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 326
Census 2011 · in context
How Bena compares
By population, Bena ranks #68 of 146 villages in Telkoi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
56.0%
−0.2% vs mandal average
- Bena
- 56.0%
- Telkoi mandal
- 56.2%
- Kendujhar district
- 58.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
876
−134 vs mandal average
- Bena
- 876
- Telkoi mandal
- 1,010
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Bena
- 4.0
- Telkoi mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bena at a glance
Bena is a village of 484 people in 120 households (Census 2011) in Telkoi block, Kendujhar district, Odisha, the 68th-largest of 146 villages in Telkoi block. Literacy is 56%, about the same as the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 876 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 758018, served by Suakati post office; the LGD village code is 386395. The sarpanch is LAXMI MUNDA, and the village votes in Phulbani assembly constituency, represented by MLA Uma Charan Mallick. The population is estimated at 571 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Khuntapada →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bena · this village | 484 | 56% | — |
| Khuntapada · Telkoi | 1,781 | 66% | — |
| Kantalei · Telkoi | 1,305 | 49% | — |
| Gundurijoda · Telkoi | 1,183 | 36% | — |
| Kuladera · Telkoi | 791 | 55% | — |
| Dullavpur · Telkoi | 432 | 57% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bena
- 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
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KENDUJHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 82
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Khuntapada
- Total area (ha)
- 307
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 204.92
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bena
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bena
- LGD code
- 386395
- Pincode
- 758018
- Post office
- Suakati
- Population (Census 2011)
- 484
- Population (projected 2026)
- 571
- Households
- 120
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 876
- Literacy rate
- 56.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kandhamal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Phulbani
- Member of Parliament
- Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Uma Charan Mallick
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- LAXMI MUNDA
- Block / Mandal
- Telkoi
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 758018
- SuakatiKendujhar Sadar mandal3,764 pop
- DeuladihaTelkoi mandal2,206 pop
- TentuliKendujhar Sadar mandal1,995 pop
- TangaraniKendujhar Sadar mandal1,882 pop
- SibanarayanpurTelkoi mandal1,757 pop
- RaikalaKendujhar Sadar mandal1,652 pop
- SiriabahalTelkoi mandal1,618 pop
- NuagaonKendujhar Sadar mandal1,611 pop
- TalajagarKendujhar Sadar mandal1,454 pop
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Other villages named Bena
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Bena
Other villages in Telkoi mandal
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- Binjhabahal
- Karadangi
- Chhamunda
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- Khuntapada
- Sibanarayanpur
- Sirigida
- Benamunda
- Golabandha
- Akula
- Siriabahal
- Dubulapal
- Nuagarh
- Bhimakand
- Jagamohanpur
- Saruali
- Ranibeda
- Kantalei
- Tungurabahal
- Merda
- Kaliahata
- Dandargouni
- Saleikena
- Jata
- Podanga
- Krushnapur
- Nuagaon
- Katarapali
- Gundurijoda
- Dimiria
- Sunduria
- Udayagiri
- Raisuan
- Purujoda
- Oriya
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)