Banapur Tehsil - Khordha, Odisha
Banapur is an administrative tehsil in the Khordha district of Odisha, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Banapur is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Balugaon, while the nearest airport is Biju Patnaik Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 67.7 km.
The total area of the tehsil is 467 km², including 457.43 km² rural area and 9.43 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 993 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Banapur Tehsil
Banapur Tehsil has a total of 283 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 | Achyutrajpur Sasan | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 2 | Agadiapalli | Rural | Kulei |
| 3 | Akhumundapatna | Rural | Galua |
| 4 | Aleidihapatana | Rural | Nandapur |
| 5 | Andhari | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 6 | Ankulapadar | Rural | Narendrapur |
| 7 | Arakhadihi | Rural | Narendrapur |
| 8 | Aranga | Rural | Niladriparashad |
| 9 | Arjunapur | Rural | Kulei |
| 10 | Ayatapur | Rural | Ayatpur |
| 11 | Badabandhapali | Rural | Narendrapur |
| 12 | Badahantuad | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 13 | Badapadar | Rural | Nachuni |
| 14 | Badasireipurdorabada | Rural | Narendrapur |
| 15 | Badasireipurorabada | Rural | Narendrapur |
| 16 | Badasula | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 17 | Baguda | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 18 | Bahadakhola | Rural | Bhabanipur |
| 19 | Bahadaput | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 20 | Baladiabari | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 21 | Baledihi | Rural | Ayatpur |
| 22 | Baledihi | Rural | Bhabanipur |
| 23 | Balikania | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 24 | Bamadebapur | Rural | Bheteswar |
| 25 | Bandhamundei | Rural | Nandapur |
| 26 | Bankadagada | Rural | Niladriparashad |
| 27 | Bankadapalli | Rural | Bheteswar |
| 28 | Bankiapali | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 29 | Banloei | Rural | Bheteswar |
| 30 | Banpur | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 31 | Barabara | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 32 | Barakoli | Rural | Niladriparashad |
| 33 | Baramula | Rural | Ayatpur |
| 34 | Barapatana | Rural | Gambharimunda |
| 35 | Barikata | Rural | Niladriparashad |
| 36 | Basudeipur | Rural | Bishnudiha |
| 37 | Baunsmula | Rural | Bheteswar |
| 38 | Baurigan | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 39 | Bazarsahi Patana | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 40 | Bengarajapalli | Rural | Tumuraput |
| 41 | Beruabadi | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 42 | Beruanbadi | Rural | Ayatpur |
| 43 | Beruanbari | Rural | Narendrapur |
| 44 | Betuli | Rural | Bheteswar |
| 45 | Bhabanipur | Rural | Bhabanipur |
| 46 | Bhabanipur | Rural | Nachuni |
| 47 | Bhagabatipur Patana | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 48 | Bhagirathipur | Rural | Narendrapur |
| 49 | Bhaliapada | Rural | Niladriparashad |
| 50 | Bhapur | Rural | Bheteswar |
| 51 | Bharatapur | Rural | Ayatpur |
| 52 | Bhatapada | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 53 | Bhatapada | Rural | Torasingh |
| 54 | Bhesari Patana | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 55 | Bheseri | Rural | Nandapur |
| 56 | Bheteswar | Rural | Bheteswar |
| 57 | Bhujiabarabara | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 58 | Bhuskapada | Rural | Bhabanipur |
| 59 | Bidharpur Patana | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 60 | Bighnaput | Rural | Niladriparashad |
| 61 | Biharipur | Rural | Deogaon |
| 62 | Bikramapur Shasan | Rural | Galua |
| 63 | Binjhala | Rural | Kulei |
| 64 | Birakesapur | Rural | Kumarangasasana |
| 65 | Birudi | Rural | Narendrapur |
| 66 | Bisundihi | Rural | Bishnudiha |
| 67 | Bodhakapalli | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 68 | Bodhapur | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 69 | Borigaon | Rural | Bheteswar |
| 70 | Brahmapada | Rural | Niladriparashad |
| 71 | Brundabanpur | Rural | Bheteswar |
| 72 | Burupada | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 73 | Chakadapathar | Rural | Gambharimunda |
| 74 | Champadeipurpatana | Rural | Kumarangasasana |
| 75 | Champagada | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 76 | Champajharpalli | Rural | Bhabanipur |
| 77 | Chandiprasad | Rural | Galua |
| 78 | Chandrama | Rural | Niladriparashad |
| 79 | Cheunkasahi | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 80 | Chingudia | Rural | Kumarangasasana |
| 81 | Damiabarabara | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 82 | Damodarpur | Rural | Ankula |
| 83 | Dandigadia | Rural | Kumarangasasana |
| 84 | Dariamal | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 85 | Dasarathipur | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 86 | Dasnuagaon | Rural | Bheteswar |
| 87 | Dayanajhari | Rural | Ayatpur |
| 88 | Deogan | Rural | Deogaon |
| 89 | Dhuanali | Rural | Niladriparashad |
| 90 | Dikhitipada | Rural | Bishnudiha |
| 91 | Dinabandhupur (Thekuapalli) | Rural | Kulei |
| 92 | Dolamundei | Rural | Nandapur |
| 93 | Dulanisasan | Rural | Kumarangasasana |
| 94 | Dumudumi | Rural | Niladriparashad |
| 95 | Ekadalia | Rural | Kumarangasasana |
| 96 | Gadadharpur | Rural | Nandapur |
| 97 | Gadadharpur | Rural | Tumuraput |
| 98 | Galua | Rural | Galua |
| 99 | Gambharimunda | Rural | Gambharimunda |
| 100 | Gambharisihali | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 101 | Gamei | Rural | Narendrapur |
| 102 | Gamei | Rural | Kulei |
| 103 | Gangadharapur | Rural | Bhabanipur |
| 104 | Gateswarpur | Rural | Bhabanipur |
| 105 | Ghantashila | Rural | Bhabanipur |
| 106 | Ghasedihi | Rural | Deogaon |
| 107 | Ghodasalia | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 108 | Gobindapur | Rural | Kumarangasasana |
| 109 | Gobindapur Patana | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 110 | Godijhar | Rural | Gambharimunda |
| 111 | Godipadar Patana | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 112 | Gopalpur Sasana | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 113 | Gopikantapur | Rural | Nandapur |
| 114 | Gopinath Prasad | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 115 | Gopinathapur | Rural | Ayatpur |
| 116 | Gopinathapur | Rural | Gambharimunda |
| 117 | Gopinathpur | Rural | Bishnudiha |
| 118 | Goradajhari | Rural | Nachuni |
| 119 | Gotapalli | Rural | Kulei |
| 120 | Guhiapahada | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 121 | Gurupada | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 122 | Hadakhai | Rural | Kulei |
| 123 | Halanda | Rural | Narendrapur |
| 124 | Haradama | Rural | Niladriparashad |
| 125 | Hariamala | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 126 | Harichandanpur | Rural | Kulei |
| 127 | Haripur | Rural | Tumuraput |
| 128 | Haripur | Rural | Bheteswar |
| 129 | Jadupur | Rural | Deogaon |
| 130 | Jagabandhupursasan | Rural | Moramori |
| 131 | Jaganathapur | Rural | Bheteswar |
| 132 | Jaganathpur Patana | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 133 | Janteswar | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 134 | Jarigada | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 135 | Jhadeswar | Rural | Narendrapur |
| 136 | Jhintikapalli | Rural | Kumarangasasana |
| 137 | Jibandeipur | Rural | Nachuni |
| 138 | Jiripada | Rural | Niladriparashad |
| 139 | Jualiamba | Rural | Niladriparashad |
| 140 | Kalapata | Rural | Niladriparashad |
| 141 | Kaluniari | Rural | Kulei |
| 142 | Kandhaambajhar | Rural | Moramori |
| 143 | Kandhachingudia | Rural | Kumarangasasana |
| 144 | Kandhadulani | Rural | Kumarangasasana |
| 145 | Kandhapunjiama | Rural | Kumarangasasana |
| 146 | Kanheipur | Rural | Nachuni |
| 147 | Kapileswarpur Sasan | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 148 | Karadapalli | Rural | Gambharimunda |
| 149 | Karanjapalli | Rural | Niladriparashad |
| 150 | Kasipada | Rural | Niladriparashad |
| 151 | Kasipokhara | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 152 | Katuala | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 153 | Katurikata | Rural | Niladriparashad |
| 154 | Keshapur | Rural | Kumarangasasana |
| 155 | Khajuria | Rural | Gambharimunda |
| 156 | Khanata | Rural | Bishnudiha |
| 157 | Khariapali | Rural | Niladriparashad |
| 158 | Khelamunda | Rural | Deogaon |
| 159 | Khumulamala | Rural | Gambharimunda |
| 160 | Khuntapalli | Rural | Kumarangasasana |
| 161 | Kiagorada | Rural | Niladriparashad |
| 162 | Kiajhari | Rural | Tumuraput |
| 163 | Kolathadihi | Rural | Narendrapur |
| 164 | Kotabidyadharpur | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 165 | Kotari | Rural | Bishnudiha |
| 166 | Krushnapalli | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 167 | Krushnapur | Rural | Narendrapur |
| 168 | Krushnatara | Rural | Niladriparashad |
| 169 | Kuanrkalipatna | Rural | Nandapur |
| 170 | Kuanrpur | Rural | Nandapur |
| 171 | Kulei | Rural | Kulei |
| 172 | Kumurangasasan | Rural | Kumarangasasana |
| 173 | Kundakhai | Rural | Niladriparashad |
| 174 | Kurunjipur | Rural | Bheteswar |
| 175 | Kusapalli | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 176 | Kusarada | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 177 | Lahangadihi | Rural | Torasingh |
| 178 | Landur | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 179 | Laxmiprasad | Rural | Bhabanipur |
| 180 | Lodhabhuin | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 181 | Madhiapali | Rural | Narendrapur |
| 182 | Madhusudanpur | Rural | Kulei |
| 183 | Mahatapalla | Rural | Gambharimunda |
| 184 | Mahulia | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 185 | Mandar | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 186 | Mandar | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 187 | Manei | Rural | Kulei |
| 188 | Mangalapursasan | Rural | Kumarangasasana |
| 189 | Mangarajpur | Rural | Nandapur |
| 190 | Manikpur | Rural | Tumuraput |
| 191 | Manipur | Rural | Bishnudiha |
| 192 | Manitri | Rural | Nandapur |
| 193 | Mansinghpur | Rural | Kulei |
| 194 | Mardabadi | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 195 | Maskabari | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 196 | Matiapokhari | Rural | Galua |
| 197 | Mayurjhara | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 198 | Mohanpur | Rural | Deogaon |
| 199 | Moramori | Rural | Moramori |
| 200 | Muktapur | Rural | Galua |
| 201 | Nachhipur | Rural | Torasingh |
| 202 | Nachuni | Rural | Nachuni |
| 203 | Nakitutha | Rural | Niladriparashad |
| 204 | Nakulapalli | Rural | Niladriparashad |
| 205 | Nandapur | Rural | Nandapur |
| 206 | Naraharipursasan | Rural | Galua |
| 207 | Naranadihi | Rural | Nandapur |
| 208 | Naranpur | Rural | Bhabanipur |
| 209 | Narayanpur | Rural | Nandapur |
| 210 | Narendrapur | Rural | Narendrapur |
| 211 | Nathapur | Rural | Niladriparashad |
| 212 | Nathipada | Rural | Tumuraput |
| 213 | Nayakot | Rural | Moramori |
| 214 | Niladriprasad | Rural | Niladriparashad |
| 215 | Nilakanthapur | Rural | Kulei |
| 216 | Nilapalli | Rural | Niladriparashad |
| 217 | Nipania | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 218 | Nuagaon | Rural | Niladriparashad |
| 219 | Nuagaon Sanamala | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 220 | Odagan | Rural | Deogaon |
| 221 | Padanpur | Rural | Nandapur |
| 222 | Padmapurpatana | Rural | Gambharimunda |
| 223 | Paikarapur | Rural | Moramori |
| 224 | Paladhuapali | Rural | Ayatpur |
| 225 | Panasadihi | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 226 | Panchugaon | Rural | Torasingh |
| 227 | Pankal | Rural | Deogaon |
| 228 | Parimanikapur | Rural | Bhabanipur |
| 229 | Parinuagaon | Rural | Nandapur |
| 230 | Patapur Sasan | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 231 | Patrapur | Rural | Ayatpur |
| 232 | Pendurapalli | Rural | Bheteswar |
| 233 | Phasipada | Rural | Niladriparashad |
| 234 | Podakhai | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 235 | Pratapa | Rural | Tumuraput |
| 236 | Punjiama | Rural | Niladriparashad |
| 237 | Punjiamasasan | Rural | Kumarangasasana |
| 238 | Raeipada | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 239 | Raghunathpur | Rural | Bheteswar |
| 240 | Raghunathpur Samilli | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 241 | Raipada | Rural | Niladriparashad |
| 242 | Rajendrapur | Rural | Narendrapur |
| 243 | Ramachandrapur | Rural | Narendrapur |
| 244 | Ranipada | Rural | Tumuraput |
| 245 | Rankanath Patana | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 246 | Rigidisima | Rural | Niladriparashad |
| 247 | Sadasibapur | Rural | Kulei |
| 248 | Sahasapur | Rural | Bhabanipur |
| 249 | Salapadihi | Rural | Moramori |
| 250 | Saluni | Rural | Narendrapur |
| 251 | Samal | Rural | Narendrapur |
| 252 | Samapur | Rural | Narendrapur |
| 253 | Sanadamodarpur | Rural | Galua |
| 254 | Sanahantuad | Rural | Galua |
| 255 | Sananuagaon | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 256 | Sandhamala | Rural | Deogaon |
| 257 | Sansireipur | Rural | Bheteswar |
| 258 | Santarapursasan | Rural | Galua |
| 259 | Saranai | Rural | Nandapur |
| 260 | Sarubari Padar | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 261 | Shuliapali | Rural | Deogaon |
| 262 | Shuliapali | Rural | Deogaon |
| 263 | Shyamasundarpur | Rural | Galua |
| 264 | Shyamasundarpur | Rural | Nandapur |
| 265 | Sibida | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 266 | Silingipada | Rural | Niladriparashad |
| 267 | Solaripahada | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 268 | Srinibaspur Sasan | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 269 | Sunakera | Rural | Nandapur |
| 270 | Sunakhala | Rural | Nachuni |
| 271 | Sundaria | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 272 | Surekhadeipurpatna | Rural | Galua |
| 273 | Tabhadihi | Rural | Niladriparashad |
| 274 | Talaborei | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 275 | Tanku | Rural | Damiabarabara |
| 276 | Tentulidihi | Rural | Bishnudiha |
| 277 | Thekuapalli | Rural | Torasingh |
| 278 | Torasingha | Rural | Torasingh |
| 279 | Tota | Rural | Ayatpur |
| 280 | Totapada | Rural | Bheteswar |
| 281 | Trilochanpur | Rural | Bheteswar |
| 282 | Tulasideipur Sasan | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 283 | Tumuraputsasan | Rural | Tumuraput |
Population of Banapur Tehsil
As per the Census 2011, Banapur Tehsil has a total population of 1,13,212 people, consisting of 56,788 males and 56,424 females. There are 23,388 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 242 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 1,13,212 | 95,934 | 17,278 |
| Male Population | 56,788 | 48,081 | 8,707 |
| Female Population | 56,424 | 47,853 | 8,571 |
| Total Households | 23,388 | 19,963 | 3,425 |
| Population Density | 242 / km² | 210 / km² | 1,832 / km² |
Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 77,541 literate people and 13,737 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 10,748 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 10,839 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) | 13,737 | 11,926 | 1,811 |
| Literate Population | 77,541 | 64,277 | 13,264 |
| Illiterate Population | 35,671 | 31,657 | 4,014 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 10,748 | 9,029 | 1,719 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 10,839 | 10,592 | 247 |
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.