About Bana Village

Bana is one of the larger villages in Meral tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,219, made up of 3,199 males and 3,020 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 781.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bana village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Meral
Pincode	822125
Area (hectares)	781.32 hectares
Population	6,219
Male Population	3,199
Female Population	3,020
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bana compares

By the 2011 count Bana is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents. Its 781.32 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Bana

Bana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bana as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bana from other places

Bana lies about 14 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Meralgram, about 5.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bana
Tehsil headquarters	Meral	4.5 km
Nearest railway station	Meralgram	5.3 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	14 km

Villages closest to Bana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Meral tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Bana

As per the Census of India 2011, Bana village had a population of 6,219. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents.

Bana village has 3,199 males and 3,020 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bana has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Bana is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bana covers 781.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bana falls under Meral tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bana is Meralgram, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bana.

Bana is about 14 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bana is in Meral tehsil of Garhwa district. Meral is about 4.5 km away. Meralgram is about 5.3 km away. Garhwa is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.