Village · Bishunpur, Gumla
# Banalat

Banalat is a village in Bishunpur sub-district of Gumla district, Jharkhand, PIN code 835231. The 2011 Census counted 1,156 people in 217 households, the 17th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.9%.
- 1,156 people (2011)
- 217 households
- 52.6% literacy
- 835231 PIN code

## Banalat PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Banalat is 835231. Banalat falls in Bishunpur sub-district, Gumla district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 835231
- Gram panchayat Nirasi
- Community development block Bishunpur
- Census village code 375457

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Banalat from nearby towns?
- Gumla (sub-district HQ) 73 km by road
- Gumla (district HQ) 73 km by road
- Gumla (nearest town) 73 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Banalat?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Banalat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 private
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Ghaghra
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ghaghra
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ranchi
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Banalat known for?

The main crops are rice. Products made here include lah. About 22% of the 659 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Banalat

Of every 100 households in Banalat in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Banalat · ■ Bishunpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 10%
- Toilet within the home 0% 5%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 95%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 4%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99%
- Use banking services 77% 72%
- Television 2% 5%
- Mobile phone 11% 20%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 29% 32%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Banalat?

■ Banalat · ■ Bishunpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 52.6% 57.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 963 978
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 830 992
- Working population 52.5% 47.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.6% for men and 41.5% for women. 52% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 41 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (0%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 27 (4%) · ■ Marginal 536 (88%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bishunpur
- Kachki 1,347 people
- Bishunpur 1,309 people
- Ghaghra 1,308 people
- Jehangutua 1,217 people
- Oreya 1,119 people
- Hanrup 1,084 people
- Champatoli 1,047 people
- Chipri 1,037 people

All 68 villages in Bishunpur

## Other places named Banalat
- Banalat · Village, Chainpur, Palamu · 703 people
- Banalat · Village, Bariyatu, Latehar · 282 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Banalat? 835231
- How far is Banalat from Gumla? 73 km by road
- What is the population of Banalat? 1,156 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banalat in? Gumla district (Bishunpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Banalat? 52.6% (Census 2011)

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