# Bana Village, Meral, Garhwa (Jharkhand) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/garhwa/meral/bana/ Village · Meral, Garhwa # Bana Bana is a village in Meral sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822125**. The 2011 Census counted **6,219 people in 1,180 households**, the 3rd largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%. - 6,219people (2011) - 1,180households - 56.3%literacy - 822125PIN code ## Bana PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bana is 822125.** Bana falls in Meral sub-district, Garhwa district, Jharkhand. - PIN code822125 - Gram panchayatBana - Community development blockMeral - Census village code347625 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bana from nearby towns? - Meral (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Garhwa (district HQ)15 km by road - Garhwa (nearest town)15 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Bana? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Bana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Meral - ○Degree college10+ km · Garhwa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garhwa - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 13 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bana known for? The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include basket. About 80% of the 781 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Bana Of every 100 households in Bana in 2011, 10 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bana · ■ Meral rural average Electricity for lighting ****10%** **6% Toilet within the home ****1%** **3% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **96% Tap water ****12%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****35%** **35% Television ****4%** **6% Mobile phone ****23%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****40%** **35% Own their home ****99%** **99% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Bana? ■ Bana · ■ Meral rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.3%** **59.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944** **938 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967** **948 Working population ****47.6%** **42.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.7% for men and 43.0% for women. 48% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 438 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 324 (11%) · **■** Household industry 72 (2%) · **■** Other work 651 (22%) · **■** Marginal 1,478 (50%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Meral - Meral11,908 people - Okhargar10,737 people - Chama5,221 people - Duldulwa4,896 people - Gonda4,789 people - Garua3,998 people [All 77 villages in Meral](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/garhwa/meral/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bana?822125 - How far is Bana from Garhwa?15 km by road - What is the population of Bana?6,219 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bana in?Garhwa district (Meral sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Bana?56.3% (Census 2011)