Banua, Meral
Banua is a village located in the Meral (Pipra Kalan) Subdivision of Garhwa district of Jharkhand. The village falls in Meral block and comes under Sangbaria Gram Panchayat.
As on March 2025, the current population of Banua is 824 out of which 434 are males and rest 390 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 899 females per 1000 males. There are around 98 teenagers in Banua. It has literacy rate of 50% which means around 415 persons can read and write. Total 251 people belonging to scheduled caste and 559 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 155 households in Banua, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 183. The pincode of Banua 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
Banua has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Heritage International School
- Sacred Heart School Chianki
- Kisan High School Dandai
- Govt Upgrade High School Tenar
- Upgrade Govt Middle School Sohbariya
Hospitals
Banua has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.