Bankel, Narala

Bankel is a village located in the Narala Tehsil of Kalahandi district of Odisha. The village falls in Narala block and comes under Sargiguda Gram Panchayat.

As on February 2025, the current population of Bankel is 832 out of which 439 are males and rest 393 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 895 females per 1000 males. There are around 85 teenagers in Bankel. It has literacy rate of 55% which means around 454 persons can read and write. Total 142 people belonging to scheduled caste and 137 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 221 households in Bankel, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 307. The pincode of Bankel is 766100 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Narla Sub Post office
• Bhurtigarh Branch Post office
• Bagpur Branch Post office
• Gunangbeda Branch Post office
• Bhanpur Branch Post office

Schools

Bankel has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Kalahandi
• Damodar Nodal Uchha Bidyapitha, Tulapada
• Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Narla
• Primary School Govt. High School, Narla
• Odisha Adarsh Vidyalaya, Chapatkhanda

Hospitals

Bankel has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Narla Sub-Center
• Sergarh Sub-Center
• Tulapada Sub-Center
• Bhurti Sub-Center
• Nishanpur Sub-Center

Banks

Bankel has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• State Bank of India Narla