# Banua Village, Sonua, Pashchimi Singhbhum (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/sonua/banua/ Village · Sonua, Pashchimi Singhbhum # Banua Banua is a village in Sonua sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833102**. The 2011 Census counted **734 people in 150 households**, the 39th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.2%. - 734people (2011) - 150households - 77.6%literacy - 833102PIN code ## Banua PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Banua is 833102.** Banua falls in Sonua sub-district, Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. - PIN code833102 - Gram panchayatSonapos - Community development blockSonua - Census village code376893 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? - Sonuan (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - P.Singhbhum (district HQ)50 km by road - Chakradharpur (nearest town)15 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? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Banua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Chakardharpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chakardharpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)7 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 Banua known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 12% of the 39 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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, 97 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Banua · ■ Sonua rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **54% Toilet within the home ****2%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **94% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****91%** **47% Television ****17%** **10% Mobile phone ****18%** **18% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****12%** **31% Own their home ****93%** **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 Banua? ■ Banua · ■ Sonua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%** **59.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1079** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****804** **992 Working population ****36.5%** **53.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.4% for men and 67.1% for women. 50% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 25 (9%) · **■** Marginal 236 (88%) 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 - Bikrampur838 people - Naranga823 people - Tunian781 people - Rengalbera765 people - Udhuniyan697 people - Jhingamarcha695 people - Kasruan692 people - Baidmara671 people [All 107 villages in Sonua](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/sonua/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Banua?833102 - How far is Banua from P.Singhbhum?50 km by road - What is the population of Banua?734 (Census 2011) - Which district is Banua in?Pashchimi Singhbhum district (Sonua sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Banua?77.6% (Census 2011)