Bankanda, Kusumi

Bankanda is a village located in the Badampahar Tehsil of Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. The village falls in Kusumi block and comes under Jarda Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Mayurbhanj parliament constituency and Jashipur assembly constituency.

As on November 2024, the current population of Bankanda is 878 out of which 445 are males and rest 433 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 973 females per 1000 males. There are around 97 teenagers in Bankanda. It has literacy rate of 54% which means around 474 persons can read and write. Total 50 people belonging to scheduled caste and 789 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 168 households in Bankanda, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 465. The pincode of Bankanda is 757047 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Badampahar Sub Post office
• Basilapir Branch Post office
• Jhipabandh Branch Post office
• Kathbharia Branch Post office
• Talakpokhari Branch Post office

Schools

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

• Govt. Primary School Bankand

Hospitals

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

• Tentoposi Sub-Center
• Badampahar Community Health Center
• Jhipabandha Sub-Center
• Bhandan Sub-Center
• Sarapada Sub-Center