# Banka Village, Meral, Garhwa (Jharkhand) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/garhwa/meral/banka/ Village · Meral, Garhwa # Banka Banka is a village in Meral sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822133**. The 2011 Census counted **1,036 people in 203 households**, the 44th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%. - 1,036people (2011) - 203households - 73.2%literacy - 822133PIN code ## Banka PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Banka is 822133.** Banka falls in Meral sub-district, Garhwa district, Jharkhand. - PIN code822133 - Gram panchayatLowadag - Community development blockMeral - Census village code347636 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Banka from nearby towns? - Meral (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Garhwa (district HQ)22 km by road - Garhwa (nearest town)22 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 Banka? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Banka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Meral - ○Degree college10+ km · Garhwa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garhwa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Banka known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 29% of the 94 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Banka Of every 100 households in Banka in 2011, 1 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Banka · ■ Meral rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **6% Toilet within the home ****4%** **3% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **96% Tap water ****0%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****62%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****57%** **35% Television ****13%** **6% Mobile phone ****46%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****40%** **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 Banka? ■ Banka · ■ Meral rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%** **59.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970** **938 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1149** **948 Working population ****33.2%** **42.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.4% for men and 55.0% for women. 42% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 192 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (12%) · **■** Other work 84 (24%) · **■** Marginal 25 (7%) 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 - Tarka1,114 people - Kumbhi1,101 people - Garuasoti1,100 people - Bokeya1,059 people - Bhim Khar980 people - Adhaura918 people - Bhandar863 people - Bajudih826 people [All 77 villages in Meral](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/garhwa/meral/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Banka?822133 - How far is Banka from Garhwa?22 km by road - What is the population of Banka?1,036 (Census 2011) - Which district is Banka in?Garhwa district (Meral sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Banka?73.2% (Census 2011)