Banua, Meral (Pipra Kalan), Garhwa, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 11, 2024.

Geographic Location of Banua


The village Banua is located in Meral (Pipra Kalan) C.D.Block of Garhwa District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Sangbariya Gram Panchayat. It comes under Meral (pipra Kalan) Community Development Block. The nearest town is Garhwa, which is about 20 kilometers away from Banua.

Travel and Communication for Banua


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Banua


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Banua is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Banua is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Banua


As per available data from the year 2009, 672 persons live in 126 house holds in the village Banua. There are 318 female individuals and 354 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.32% and males constitute 52.68% of the total population.

There are 205 scheduled castes persons of which 93 are females and 112 are males. Females constitute 45.37% and males constitute 54.63% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 30.51% of the total population.

There are 456 scheduled tribes persons of which 221 are females and 235 are males. Females constitute 48.46% and males constitute 51.54% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 67.86% of the total population.

Population density of Banua is 160.38 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Banua


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Total area of Banua is 419 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 180.96 ha. About 110.15 ha is un-irrigated area. About 78.05 ha is irrigated area. About 60 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 18.05 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 10.22 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 9.83 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 2.18 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 4.04 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 2.59 ha is culturable waste land. About 1.74 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 5.09 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Banua


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Meral, which is 5-10 kms away from Banua.

There is a government primary school in the village Banua.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Banka, which is 5-10 kms away from Banua.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Banka, which is 5-10 kms away from Banua.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Garhwa, which is more than 10 kms away from Banua.

Colleges in Banua


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Garhwa, which is more than 10 kms away from Banua.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Bishrampur, which is more than 10 kms away from Banua.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a government medical college in Garhwa, which is more than 10 kms away from Banua.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Banua.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Latehar, which is more than 10 kms away from Banua.

Other Educational Facilities in Banua


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Garhwa, which is more than 10 kms away from Banua.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a government non formal training centre in Meral, which is 5-10 kms away from Banua.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Banua.

Healthcare Facilities in Banua


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Banua.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Banua.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Banua.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Banua.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Banua.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Banua.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Banua.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Banua.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Banua.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Banua.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Banua.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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