Binika Tehsil - Sonepur District, Odisha

Binika is an administrative tehsil in the Sonepur district of Odisha, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Binika is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Dungripadi, while the nearest airport is Nuagaon Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 52.4 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 302 km², including 280.54 km² rural area and 21.42 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 949 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Binika Tehsil

Binika Tehsil has a total of 117 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	Adakasa	Rural	Andharibanji
2	Adakasajungle	Rural	Andharibanji
3	Akhidadar	Rural	Bankigiridi
4	Amamunda	Rural	Jullunda
5	Anganadi (Kha)	Rural	Mahadevpali
6	Antarda	Rural	Bhandar
7	Antarda Jungle	Rural	Bhandar
8	Arigaon	Rural	Bankigiridi
9	Asurgarh	Rural	Singhijuba
10	Babupali	Rural	Mahada
11	Babupali	Rural	Babupali
12	Bagbahali	Rural	Sankara
13	Bagbahali Jungle	Rural	Sankara
14	Bagdia	Rural	Babupali
15	Balaranga	Rural	Sindurpur
16	Banjipali	Rural	Kaintara
17	Bankigiridi	Rural	Bankigiridi
18	Bargaon	Unmapped	Not applicable
19	Bausuni	Rural	Baunsuni
20	Bausuni Bahal	Rural	Mahada
21	Bausuni Jungle	Rural	Baunsuni
22	Bhandar	Rural	Bhandar
23	Bhikabahali	Rural	Baunsuni
24	Bhramarpali	Unmapped	Not applicable
25	Bhramarpalijungle	Rural	Seledi
26	Bileibahali	Rural	Jullunda
27	Binka	Unmapped	Not applicable
28	Bisalpali	Rural	Sindurpur
29	Charda	Rural	Charda
30	Charda Jungle	Rural	Charda
31	Chaukamal	Rural	Mahada
32	Cherupali	Rural	Sindurpur
33	Chulimal	Rural	Bhandar
34	Davala	Unmapped	Not applicable
35	Debapali	Unmapped	Not applicable
36	Dendupadar	Rural	Babupali
37	Dharapali	Rural	Bhandar
38	Fapasi	Rural	Baunsuni
39	Gadgad Bahal	Rural	Seledi
40	Gajabandha	Rural	Bhandar
41	Ganeshpur	Rural	Sindurpur
42	Gariapali	Rural	Mahadevpali
43	Ghantopali	Rural	Kaintara
44	Ghodadhar	Rural	Mahadevpali
45	Giripali	Unmapped	Not applicable
46	Gulunda	Rural	Bhandar
47	Hutuma	Rural	Bankigiridi
48	Jabada	Unmapped	Not applicable
49	Jagdalpur	Unmapped	Not applicable
50	Jampali	Rural	Singhijuba
51	Jashapur	Rural	Maghala
52	Jiranadi	Rural	Bankigiridi
53	Julunda	Rural	Jullunda
54	Kadalipali	Rural	Sindurpur
55	Kadalipali	Rural	Bhandar
56	Kaintara	Rural	Kaintara
57	Kairapali	Unmapped	Not applicable
58	Kalsaipali	Rural	Jullunda
59	Kamira	Rural	Singhijuba
60	Kartang	Rural	Mahadevpali
61	Katapali	Rural	Rampur
62	Katapali	Rural	Kaintara
63	Kaudiamunda	Rural	Sankara
64	Khairmal	Rural	Singhijuba
65	Khaliapali	Rural	Babupali
66	Khurdiabahal	Rural	Kuhibahal
67	Kuhibahal	Rural	Kuhibahal
68	Kukudajholi	Rural	Bankigiridi
69	Mahada	Rural	Mahada
70	Mahadajangale	Rural	Mahada
71	Mahadebpali	Rural	Mahadevpali
72	Mahubahali	Rural	Jullunda
73	Mahulpali	Rural	Bhandar
74	Manigaon	Rural	Sindurpur
75	Meghala	Rural	Maghala
76	Mishrapali	Unmapped	Not applicable
77	Nagapali	Rural	Mahadevpali
78	Naktamunda	Rural	Jullunda
79	Nandanmal	Rural	Silati
80	Nuapali	Unmapped	Not applicable
81	Padhanpali	Rural	Kuhibahal
82	Padhanpali	Rural	Mahadevpali
83	Padhanpalijungle	Rural	Kuhibahal
84	Padhipali	Rural	Charda
85	Palsapali	Rural	Babupali
86	Pandakital	Rural	Mahadevpali
87	Papi	Rural	Bhandar
88	Patharkhandi	Rural	Jullunda
89	Phul Muthi	Rural	Charda
90	Phul-Changhri Dungri	Rural	Singhijuba
91	Piteipali	Rural	Bhandar
92	Pujadungri	Rural	Bhandar
93	Raghunathpur	Unmapped	Not applicable
94	Rahila	Unmapped	Not applicable
95	Rajpali	Unmapped	Not applicable
96	Rangapur	Rural	Jullunda
97	Ratnasinghasanpur	Rural	Bhandar
98	Sahaj Bahal	Rural	Charda
99	Sahajbahal	Rural	Maghala
100	Sakma	Rural	Mahadevpali
101	Sanbhalupali	Rural	Tangarkarley
102	Sanbhalupalijungle	Rural	Tangarkarley
103	Sankara	Rural	Sankara
104	Sansamura	Rural	Mahadevpali
105	Sarangapali	Rural	Bankigiridi
106	Sarguna	Rural	Singhijuba
107	Seledi	Rural	Seledi
108	Siali	Rural	Mahada
109	Sialjuri	Rural	Maghala
110	Silati	Rural	Silati
111	Silati Jungle	Rural	Silati
112	Sindurpur	Rural	Sindurpur
113	Singhijuba	Rural	Singhijuba
114	Soulpur	Unmapped	Not applicable
115	Talmunda	Rural	Babupali
116	Tundupali	Rural	Seledi
117	Urley	Unmapped	Not applicable

Population of Binika Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Binika Tehsil has a total population of 96,634 people, consisting of 49,569 males and 47,065 females. There are 24,651 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 320 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Particulars	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	96,634	80,869	15,765
Male Population	49,569	41,459	8,110
Female Population	47,065	39,410	7,655
Total Households	24,651	20,866	3,785
Population Density	320 / km²	288 / km²	736 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 64,406 literate people and 11,009 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 26,422 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 12,286 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Particulars	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	11,009	9,140	1,869
Literate Population	64,406	53,870	10,536
Illiterate Population	32,228	26,999	5,229
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	26,422	21,209	5,213
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	12,286	11,039	1,247

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)	Binika (बिनिका)
District	Sonepur
State / UT	Odisha
Railway Station	Dungripadi
Total Area	302 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	949
Total Population (2011)	96,634
Density	320/km²
Total Villages	117

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