Binika is a town and a notified area committee in Subarnapur district  in the state of Orissa

Orissa

Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

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Geography

Binika is located at 21.03°N 83.8°E. It has an average elevation of 122 metres (400 feet).
The city is situated in the bank of river Mahanadi. It is 32 kilometer distance from Sonepur district.

Demographics

India census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, Binika had a population of 14,537. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Binika has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 75% and female literacy of 50%. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Politics

MLAs who represented Binka Assembly Constituency are Niranjan Pujari of BJD

Biju Janata Dal

The Biju Janata Dal is a state political party of the Indian state of Orissa led by Naveen Patnaik, son of former state chief minister Biju Patnaik. It was founded on 27 December 1997.-History:...

, who won the seat in State elections of 2004 and also in 2000. Previous MLAs from this seat include Narasingha Mishra

Narasingha mishra

Narasingha Mishra is a politician from Orissa, India. He was a Member of Orissa Legislative Assembly and was the Deputy Leader of the Congress Legislature Party from 2004-2009. He was first elected to the assembly in 1990 and served as the Law Minister...

 of JD

Janata Dal

Janata Dal is an Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Congress, and the Jan Morcha led by V. P...

 who won this seat in 1995, Panchanan Mishra as independent candidate in 1990, Chitiaranjan Mishra of INC

Indian National Congress

The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

 in 1985, Pradip Hota of INC(I) in 1980, and independent candidate Parakhita Karna in 1977.

Binka was part of Phulbani (Lok Sabha constituency)

Phulbani (Lok Sabha constituency)

Phulbani Lok Sabha constituency was a Lok Sabha constituency in Orissa state in eastern India till 2008.-Assembly segments:Assembly segments which constituted this parliamentary constituency were: Bhanjanagar, Balliguda, Udaygiri, Phulbani, Boudh, Sonepur and Binka.-Members of Parliament:*1962:...

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Places to visit

Papakshaya Ghat: It is just 3 km away from Binka. Nice place for picnic. Main attractions here are Mahanadi river with wide range,
full of banyan trees, Kapileswara temple, forest area and very peaceful place. Huge gathering during SOLAR AND LUNAR eclipse. Great Ganga Emperor ANANGA BHIMADEV-III cured from LEPROCY by taking bath. Thus people believes and come here to wash all their sins.

Charada Temple: It is also 3 km distance from Binka towards Sonepur. Very old Lord Shive temple.

Baikani: Situated in the middle of river Mahanadi. A small but very nice temple with so many rocks around it. Every year on the full moon day of Pausha month, a festival is observed here where many people joined.
Pictures of Mahandi
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