# Banjira Village, Sonua, Pashchimi Singhbhum (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/sonua/banjira/ Village · Sonua, Pashchimi Singhbhum # Banjira Banjira is a village in Sonua sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833102**. The 2011 Census counted **1,020 people in 203 households**, the 28th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.2%. - 1,020people (2011) - 203households - 49.0%literacy - 833102PIN code ## Banjira PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Banjira is 833102.** Banjira falls in Sonua sub-district, Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. - PIN code833102 - Gram panchayatGolmunda - Community development blockSonua - Census village code376896 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Banjira from nearby towns? - Sonuan (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Chaibasa (district HQ)45 km by road - Chakradharpur (nearest town)21 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 Banjira? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Banjira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sonuan - ○Degree college10+ km · Chakardharpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chakardharpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 5 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 Banjira known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 29% of the 160 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Banjira Of every 100 households in Banjira in 2011, 36 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Banjira · ■ Sonua rural average Electricity for lighting ****36%** **54% Toilet within the home ****1%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **94% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****49%** **47% Television ****15%** **10% Mobile phone ****27%** **18% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****23%** **31% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 Banjira? ■ Banjira · ■ Sonua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.0%** **59.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****823** **992 Working population ****59.2%** **53.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.6% for men and 39.1% for women. 59% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 95 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (12%) · **■** Household industry 26 (4%) · **■** Other work 58 (10%) · **■** Marginal 354 (59%) 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 Sonua - Edalbera1,095 people - Jhumpura1,095 people - Udaypur1,055 people - Saskara1,034 people - Madang Jahir982 people - Kharimati976 people - Uran Chauka906 people - Sogoisai871 people [All 107 villages in Sonua](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/sonua/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Banjira?833102 - How far is Banjira from Chaibasa?45 km by road - What is the population of Banjira?1,020 (Census 2011) - Which district is Banjira in?Pashchimi Singhbhum district (Sonua sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Banjira?49.0% (Census 2011)