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Tola Kaljhar

तोला कालझर
Katoria mandal
Pincode 813103
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Tola Kaljhar observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

20 OctObserved in 36 states
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Bihar

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
LS
Banka
PC 27
→VS
Amarpur
AC 159
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
sarita devi
Contact: 87****4214
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LGD code
242075
Pincode
813103
Post office
Barahat
Population
271
Households
60
Literacy rate
38.7%
Sex ratio
831 ♀/1000♂
Workers
95
Census 2011 · in context

How Tola Kaljhar compares

By population, Tola Kaljhar ranks #178 of 379 villages in Katoria mandal.

Literacy rate
%
38.7%
+1.2% vs mandal average
Tola Kaljhar38.7%
Katoria mandal37.5%
Banka district47.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
831
−71 vs mandal average
Tola Kaljhar831
Katoria mandal902
Household size
people per home
4.5
−1.1 vs mandal average
Tola Kaljhar4.5
Katoria mandal5.6

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Tola Kaljhar at a glance

Tola Kaljhar is a village of 271 people in 60 households (Census 2011) in Katoria block, Banka district, Bihar, the 178th-largest of 379 villages in Katoria block. Literacy is 39%, 1 points above the block average of 38% and the sex ratio is 831 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 813103, served by Barahat post office; the LGD village code is 242075. The sarpanch is sarita devi, and the village votes in Amarpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jayant Raj. The population is estimated at 320 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Tola Kaljhar

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
BANKA
Distance to nearest town (km)
33
Distance to district HQ (km)
33
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
25
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Basmata
Total area (ha)
58.8
Irrigated area (ha)
15.8
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Tola Kaljhar

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Tola Kaljhar

LGD code
242075
Pincode
813103
Post office
Barahat
Population (Census 2011)
271
Population (projected 2026)
320
Households
60
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
831
Literacy rate
38.7%
Lok Sabha constituency
Banka
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Amarpur
Member of Parliament
Giridhari Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Jayant Raj
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
sarita devi
Block / Mandal
Katoria
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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