Banki Tehsil - Cuttack, Odisha
Banki is an administrative tehsil in the Cuttack district of Odisha, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Banki is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Sarpeswar Ph, while the nearest airport is Biju Patnaik Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 22.3 km.
The total area of the tehsil is 386 km², including 379.63 km² rural area and 6.22 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 925 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Banki Tehsil
Banki Tehsil has a total of 194 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:
| Sl. No. | Village Name | Category | Gram Panchayat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ambajit | Rural | Brahmapur |
| 2 | Anandanathapatana | Rural | Kantapanhara |
| 3 | Anandapur | Rural | Ostia |
| 4 | Andharua | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 5 | Andharua | Rural | Golaganda |
| 6 | Anuary | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 7 | Anuary | Rural | Anuary |
| 8 | Baghei | unmapped | Not applicable |
| 9 | Baghei | Rural | Jagannathpur |
| 10 | Baideswar | Rural | Baideswar |
| 11 | Baideswarpatna | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 12 | Baigeni | Rural | Anuary |
| 13 | Balabhadrapur | unmapped | Not applicable |
| 14 | Balabhadrapur | Rural | Balabhadrapur |
| 15 | Balipahada | unmapped | Not applicable |
| 16 | Balipahada | Rural | Balabhadrapur |
| 17 | Bandalo | Rural | Bandalo |
| 18 | Bania | unmapped | Not applicable |
| 19 | Bania | Rural | Kalipoi |
| 20 | Barabati | Rural | Dhansar |
| 21 | Baraput | Rural | Baraput |
| 22 | Baunsput | Rural | Baunsaput |
| 23 | Betrabila | Rural | Balabhadrapur |
| 24 | Bhedadal | Rural | Durgapur |
| 25 | Bilitentulia | Rural | Brahmapur |
| 26 | Bishnupur | Rural | Ostia |
| 27 | Bisoipatana | Rural | Kantapanhara |
| 28 | Botalama | Rural | Anuary |
| 29 | Brahmapura | Rural | Brahmapur |
| 30 | Chadhebandha | Rural | Kalipoi |
| 31 | Chadheibandha | Rural | Kalipoi |
| 32 | Chadheibandhapatana | Rural | Kalipoi |
| 33 | Chadheibandhapatna | Rural | Kalipoi |
| 34 | Chakapada | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 35 | Chandipurpatana | Rural | Kantapanhara |
| 36 | Charchika | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 37 | Charimadhia | Rural | Bandalo |
| 38 | Dengamba | Rural | Kiapala |
| 39 | Dhansarapatna | Rural | Dhansar |
| 40 | Dholaberena | Rural | Kalapathar |
| 41 | Durgapur | Rural | Durgapur |
| 42 | Gahiragadia | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 43 | Gahiragadia | Rural | Puincha |
| 44 | Gahiragadiapatana | Rural | Puincha |
| 45 | Gahiragadiapatna | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 46 | Gaudapadapatana | Rural | Baunsaput |
| 47 | Ghodabar | Rural | Subarnapur |
| 48 | Gholapur | Rural | Kantapanhara |
| 49 | Gobindpur | Rural | Ratagada Gobindpur |
| 50 | Golaganda | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 51 | Golaganda | Rural | Golaganda |
| 52 | Gopa | Rural | Anuary |
| 53 | Gopalapur | Rural | Gopalpur |
| 54 | Gopinathapur | Rural | Balabhadrapur |
| 55 | Gopinathpur | Rural | Balabhadrapur |
| 56 | Goudachheli | Rural | Balabhadrapur |
| 57 | Gudacheli | Rural | Balabhadrapur |
| 58 | Gureipalli | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 59 | Gureipalli | Rural | Kalapathar |
| 60 | Haliasahi | Rural | Brahmapur |
| 61 | Hatimara | Rural | Dhansar |
| 62 | Ichhapur | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 63 | Ichhapur | Rural | Baideswar |
| 64 | Jagannathapur | Rural | Jagannathpur |
| 65 | Jagannathpurpatana | Rural | Jagannathpur |
| 66 | Jamudihi | Rural | Dhansar |
| 67 | Jayaramdaspatana | Rural | Kalapathar |
| 68 | Jayaramdaspatna | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 69 | Jokiladala | Rural | Kalipoi |
| 70 | Jokiladala | Rural | Nuagaon |
| 71 | Jokiladesh | Rural | Nuagaon |
| 72 | Jokiladesha | Rural | Nuagaon |
| 73 | Kadalibadi | Rural | Kadalibadi |
| 74 | Kadhamalla | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 75 | Kadhamalla | Rural | Puincha |
| 76 | Kalapathar | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 77 | Kalapathar | Rural | Kalapathar |
| 78 | Kalipoi | unmapped | Not applicable |
| 79 | Kalipoi | Rural | Kalipoi |
| 80 | Kantakai | unmapped | Not applicable |
| 81 | Kantakai | Rural | Kalipoi |
| 82 | Kantakaipatana | Rural | Kalipoi |
| 83 | Kantakiapatna | Rural | Kalipoi |
| 84 | Kantapanhara | Rural | Kantapanhara |
| 85 | Karadapalli | unmapped | Not applicable |
| 86 | Karadapalli | Rural | Kalipoi |
| 87 | Kendupalli | Rural | Balabhadrapur |
| 88 | Kendupalli | Rural | Kenduapalli |
| 89 | Khairapanga | unmapped | Not applicable |
| 90 | Khairapanga | Rural | Jagannathpur |
| 91 | Khajuriapada | Rural | Nuagaon |
| 92 | Khajuripada | Rural | Nuagaon |
| 93 | Khajuripadapatana | Rural | Baunsaput |
| 94 | Khamaranga | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 95 | Khamarpatna | Rural | Dhansar |
| 96 | Khiripokhari | Rural | Kalapathar |
| 97 | Kiapalla | Rural | Kiapala |
| 98 | Kodapatna | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 99 | Kota | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 100 | Kota | Rural | Baideswar |
| 101 | Kotadwar | Rural | Ragadi |
| 102 | Kothapatana | Rural | Baideswar |
| 103 | Kothapatna | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 104 | Krushnachandrapur | Rural | Kenduapalli |
| 105 | Krushnapali | Rural | Kalapathar |
| 106 | Krushnapalli | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 107 | Krushnapallipatana | Rural | Kalapathar |
| 108 | Krushnapallipatna | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 109 | Krushnapur | Rural | Kantapanhara |
| 110 | Kumusara | Rural | Kiapala |
| 111 | Kurumapada | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 112 | Kurumapada | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 113 | Kurumapada | Rural | Baideswar |
| 114 | Kurumchaini | Rural | Anuary |
| 115 | Lemberi | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 116 | Lembery | Rural | Kalapathar |
| 117 | Luhagodipatna | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 118 | Luhagodipatna | Rural | Kalapathar |
| 119 | Madhuapalli | Rural | Kalapathar |
| 120 | Madhuapallipatna | Rural | Kalapathar |
| 121 | Madhupalli | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 122 | Madhupallipatna | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 123 | Maijori | Rural | Anuary |
| 124 | Malabiharipur | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 125 | Malabiharpur | Rural | Brahmapur |
| 126 | Malabiharpur | Rural | Baideswar |
| 127 | Malisahi | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 128 | Malisahi | Rural | Baideswar |
| 129 | Manapur | Rural | Balabhadrapur |
| 130 | Manapurpatana | Rural | Balabhadrapur |
| 131 | Manipur | Rural | Baunsaput |
| 132 | Mantrisahi | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 133 | Maranga | Rural | Kalapathar |
| 134 | Mundali | Rural | Anuary |
| 135 | Nandahatapalli | unmapped | Not applicable |
| 136 | Nandahatapalli | Rural | Jagannathpur |
| 137 | Naraganga | Rural | Naraganga |
| 138 | Naranpur | Rural | Kiapala |
| 139 | Nateri | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 140 | Natery | Rural | Baideswar |
| 141 | Nuagaon | Rural | Kiapala |
| 142 | Nuagaon | unmapped | Not applicable |
| 143 | Nuagaon | Rural | Nuagaon |
| 144 | Ostia | Rural | Ostia |
| 145 | Paikamala | Rural | Ostia |
| 146 | Pandalam | Rural | Puincha |
| 147 | Pandalama | Rural | Puincha |
| 148 | Panigrahipurpatana | Rural | Puincha |
| 149 | Panigrahipurpatna | Rural | Puincha |
| 150 | Panikorada | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 151 | Panikorada | Rural | Puincha |
| 152 | Parsurampur | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 153 | Parsurampur | Rural | Kalapathar |
| 154 | Pasania | Rural | Baraput |
| 155 | Patapur | Rural | Gopalpur |
| 156 | Pathapur | Rural | Pathapur |
| 157 | Pathapurpatana | Rural | Baraput |
| 158 | Pathuripada | Rural | Baraput |
| 159 | Patugadadharpur | Rural | Durgapur |
| 160 | Phulabadi | Rural | Ostia |
| 161 | Podapada | Rural | Kadalibadi |
| 162 | Podapatana | Rural | Baideswar |
| 163 | Puincha | Rural | Puincha |
| 164 | Puinchha | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 165 | Purbagadia | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 166 | Purbagadia | Rural | Puincha |
| 167 | Purunapani | unmapped | Not applicable |
| 168 | Purunapani | Rural | Jagannathpur |
| 169 | Ragadipatna | Rural | Ragadi |
| 170 | Raghunathapur | Rural | Gopalpur |
| 171 | Rajib | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 172 | Rajiba | Rural | Golaganda |
| 173 | Rajuasahi | Rural | Brahmapur |
| 174 | Ramachandarapur | Rural | Durgapur |
| 175 | Rameswar | Rural | Baideswar |
| 176 | Ranapur Alias Srichandanpur | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 177 | Ranganisahi | Rural | Tulasipur |
| 178 | Sahadapada | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 179 | Sahangagopalpur | Rural | Ratagada Gobindpur |
| 180 | Samapurdala | Rural | Golaganda |
| 181 | Samapurpatana | Rural | Golaganda |
| 182 | Sampurdala | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 183 | Sampurpatna | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 184 | Santarapur Alias Subarnapur | Rural | Subarnapur |
| 185 | Sarandagada | Rural | Subarnapur |
| 186 | Similia | Rural | Brahmapur |
| 187 | Singhabil | Rural | Durgapur |
| 188 | Singhanathapur | Rural | Gopalpur |
| 189 | Sisua | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 190 | Sunapatna | Rural | Tulasipur |
| 191 | Tarapur | Rural | Dhansar |
| 192 | Tentulia | Rural | Bandalo |
| 193 | Tiarasahi | Rural | Brahmapur |
| 194 | Tulasipur | Rural | Tulasipur |
Population of Banki Tehsil
As per the Census 2011, Banki Tehsil has a total population of 1,76,567 people, consisting of 91,709 males and 84,858 females. There are 40,960 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 458 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 1,76,567 | 1,59,046 | 17,521 |
| Male Population | 91,709 | 82,505 | 9,204 |
| Female Population | 84,858 | 76,541 | 8,317 |
| Total Households | 40,960 | 37,262 | 3,698 |
| Population Density | 458 / km² | 419 / km² | 2,817 / km² |
Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 1,29,667 literate people and 19,796 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 35,058 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 10,834 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Population (Age 0–6) | 19,796 | 18,191 | 1,605 |
| Literate Population | 1,29,667 | 1,15,180 | 14,487 |
| Illiterate Population | 46,900 | 43,866 | 3,034 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 35,058 | 31,414 | 3,644 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 10,834 | 10,809 | 25 |
NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.