# Banua Village, Nilambar-Pitambarpur, Palamu (Jharkhand)

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Village · Nilambar-Pitambarpur, Palamu 

# Banua

Banua is a village in Nilambar-Pitambarpur sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822118**. The 2011 Census counted **1,178 people in 288 households**, the 31st largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.3%.

- 1,178people (2011)
- 288households
- 68.7%literacy
- 822118PIN code

## Banua PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Banua is 822118.** Banua falls in Nilambar-Pitambarpur sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822118
- Community development blockNilambar-Pitambarpur
- Census village code366557

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?

- Medininagar (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?

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

### In the village

- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Haratua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Medininagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Medininagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 19 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 11% of the 218 hectares of village land is sown.

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, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Banua · ■ Nilambar-Pitambarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**11%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****34%**

**47%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**46%

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 Banua?

■ Banua · ■ Nilambar-Pitambarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%**

**65.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****837**

**944

Working population ****31.2%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 56.2% for women. 42% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (2%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 35 (10%) · **■** Marginal 316 (86%)

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 Nilambar-Pitambarpur

- Pachmo1,297 people
- Jaitukhanr1,252 people
- Bhakasi1,233 people
- Koiripatra1,209 people
- Chaukhara1,146 people
- Lotwa1,106 people
- Murmusi1,100 people
- Babu Dumi1,082 people

[All 118 villages in Nilambar-Pitambarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/nilambar-pitambarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Banua?822118
- What is the population of Banua?1,178 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banua in?Palamu district (Nilambar-Pitambarpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Banua?68.7% (Census 2011)