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

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Village · Meral, Garhwa 

# Banua

Banua is a village in Meral sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822133**. The 2011 Census counted **672 people in 126 households**, the 51st largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 672people (2011)
- 126households
- 58.9%literacy
- 822133PIN code

## Banua PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Banua is 822133.** Banua falls in Meral sub-district, Garhwa district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822133
- Gram panchayatSangbariya
- Community development blockMeral
- Census village code347644

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

## How far is Banua from nearby towns?

- Meral (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Garhwa (district HQ)20 km by road
- Garhwa (nearest town)20 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 Banua?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Banua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Banua known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 43% of the 419 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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 Banua

Of every 100 households in Banua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banua · ■ Meral rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**9%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****78%**

**35%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****76%**

**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 Banua?

■ Banua · ■ Meral rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.9%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**948

Working population ****22.2%**

**42.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 43.5% for women. 40% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 127 (85%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (5%) · **■** Marginal 13 (9%)

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

- Bhandar863 people
- Bajudih826 people
- Kolodohar703 people
- Banajang677 people
- Sirhe663 people
- Siho627 people
- Chhaparbar Kalan597 people
- Ataula574 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Banua?822133
- How far is Banua from Garhwa?20 km by road
- What is the population of Banua?672 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banua in?Garhwa district (Meral sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Banua?58.9% (Census 2011)