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 forms part of the district's rural administration. 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.

According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the tehsil was 467 km², including 457.43 km² of rural area and 9.43 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 994 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

According to the 2011 Census, Banapur Tehsil had a total population of 1,13,212 people living in 23,388 households. The population comprised 56,788 males and 56,424 females, with an average population density of 242 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

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

Banapur Tehsil had 77,541 literate people and 13,737 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 10,748 and 10,839 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

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.

Tehsil Overview
Tehsil (Hindi)	Banapur (बाणपुर)
District	Khordha
State / UT	Odisha
Railway Station	Balugaon
Total Area	467 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	994
Total Population (2011)	1,13,212
Density	242/km²
Total Villages	283

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