# Banajang Village, Meral, Garhwa (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Meral, Garhwa 

# Banajang

Banajang is a village in Meral sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822114**. The 2011 Census counted **677 people in 115 households**, the 50th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 677people (2011)
- 115households
- 36.3%literacy
- 822114PIN code

## Banajang PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Banajang is 822114.** Banajang falls in Meral sub-district, Garhwa district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822114
- Gram panchayatTesra Tetuka
- Community development blockMeral
- Census village code347690

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Banajang from nearby towns?

- Meral (sub-district HQ)25 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 Banajang?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Banajang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Garhwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Garhwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garhwa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 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 Banajang known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include sutali. About 38% of the 220 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Banajang

Of every 100 households in Banajang in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banajang · ■ Meral rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****47%**

**35%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Banajang?

■ Banajang · ■ Meral rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.3%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**948

Working population ****51.7%**

**42.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.2% for men and 24.7% for women. 52% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 345 (99%)

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

- Adhaura918 people
- Bhandar863 people
- Bajudih826 people
- Kolodohar703 people
- Banua672 people
- Sirhe663 people
- Siho627 people
- Chhaparbar Kalan597 people

[All 77 villages in Meral](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/garhwa/meral/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Banajang?822114
- How far is Banajang from Garhwa?15 km by road
- What is the population of Banajang?677 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banajang in?Garhwa district (Meral sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Banajang?36.3% (Census 2011)