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 May 2024, the current population of Banua is 816 out of which 430 are males and rest 386 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 898 females per 1000 males. There are around 98 teenagers in Banua. It has literacy rate of 50% which means around 411 persons can read and write. Total 249 people belonging to scheduled caste and 554 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 153 households in Banua, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 181. 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.