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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Kumudini Nayak
Contact: 78****6453
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- LGD code
- 386450
- Pincode
- 758076
- Post office
- Sirigida
- Population
- 1,723
- Households
- 338
- Literacy rate
- 41.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1001 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 630
Census 2011 · in context
How Benamunda compares
By population, Benamunda ranks #9 of 146 villages in Telkoi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
41.7%
−14.5% vs mandal average
Benamunda41.7%
Telkoi mandal56.2%
Kendujhar district58.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,001
−9 vs mandal average
Benamunda1,001
Telkoi mandal1,010
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.6 vs mandal average
Benamunda5.1
Telkoi mandal4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Benamunda at a glance
Benamunda is a village of 1,723 people in 338 households (Census 2011) in Telkoi block, Kendujhar district, Odisha, the 9th-largest of 146 villages in Telkoi block. Literacy is 42%, 15 points below the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,001 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 758076, served by Sirigida post office; the LGD village code is 386450. The sarpanch is Kumudini Nayak, and the village votes in Phulbani assembly constituency, represented by MLA Uma Charan Mallick. The population is estimated at 2,031 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Purujada →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benamunda · this village | 1,723 | 42% | — |
| Purujoda · Telkoi | 973 | 56% | — |
| Balijodi · Telkoi | 580 | 59% | — |
| Godikansa · Telkoi | 570 | 60% | — |
| Karangapal · Telkoi | 460 | 19% | — |
| Brahmanikansa · Telkoi | 153 | 46% | — |
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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
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 11
- Power hours (winter)
- 13
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- KENDUJHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 47
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 110
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 50
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Purujoda
- Total area (ha)
- 956
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 861.59
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
- 386450
- Pincode
- 758076
- Post office
- Sirigida
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,723
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,031
- Households
- 338
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1001
- Literacy rate
- 41.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kandhamal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Phulbani
- Member of Parliament
- Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Uma Charan Mallick
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Kumudini Nayak
- Block / Mandal
- Telkoi
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Benamunda
Other villages in Telkoi mandal
View all 60+ →- Telkoi
- Binjhabahal
- Karadangi
- Chhamunda
- Deuladiha
- Khuntapada
- Sibanarayanpur
- Sirigida
- 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
- Namakani
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)