Banka, Meral

Banka is a village located in the Meral (Pipra Kalan) Subdivision of Garhwa district of Jharkhand. The village falls in Meral block and comes under Lowadag Gram Panchayat.

As on September 2025, the current population of Banka is 1.3 thousands out of which 650 are males and rest 630 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 969 females per 1000 males. There are around 144 teenagers in Banka. It has literacy rate of 63% which means around 807 persons can read and write. Total 247 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 251 households in Banka, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 425. The pincode of Banka is 822133 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Meral Sub Post office
• Gonda Branch Post office
• Sohbaria Branch Post office
• Rejo Branch Post office
• Karkoma Branch Post office

Schools

Banka has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• S.B.N.High School Banka Bhandar
• Govt Upgrade High School Banka Bhandar

Hospitals

Banka has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Health Sub-Center Geruaa Soti
• Health Sub-Center Raro
• Community Health Center Meral
• Health Sub-Center Peska
• Health Sub-Center Banka