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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Janki devi
Contact: 99****4838
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- LGD code
- 242036
- Pincode
- 813103
- Post office
- Barahat
- Population
- 484
- Households
- 67
- Literacy rate
- 36.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1017 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 253
Census 2011 · in context
How Tola Karjhousa compares
By population, Tola Karjhousa ranks #109 of 379 villages in Katoria mandal.
Literacy rate
%
36.8%
−0.7% vs mandal average
- Tola Karjhousa
- 36.8%
- Katoria mandal
- 37.5%
- Banka district
- 47.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,017
+115 vs mandal average
- Tola Karjhousa
- 1,017
- Katoria mandal
- 902
Household size
people per home
7.2
+1.6 vs mandal average
- Tola Karjhousa
- 7.2
- Katoria mandal
- 5.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Tola Karjhousa at a glance
Tola Karjhousa is a village of 484 people in 67 households (Census 2011) in Katoria block, Banka district, Bihar, the 109th-largest of 379 villages in Katoria block. Literacy is 37%, about the same as the block average of 38% and the sex ratio is 1,017 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 813103, served by Barahat post office; the LGD village code is 242036. The sarpanch is Janki devi, and the village votes in Amarpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jayant Raj. The population is estimated at 571 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Maniya →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tola Karjhousa · this village | 484 | 37% | — |
| Tola Mania · Katoria | 3,434 | 33% | — |
| Tola Rikhia Rajdah · Katoria | 1,944 | 22% | — |
| Tola Jaipur · Katoria | 1,475 | 57% | — |
| Tola Dhanbaran · Katoria | 1,393 | 37% | — |
| Tola Ranghata · Katoria | 758 | 27% | — |
| Tola Amhara · Katoria | 564 | 34% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Tola Karjhousa
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 2
- Power hours (winter)
- 1
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- BANKA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 18
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 18
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Mania
- Total area (ha)
- 170.4
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 25.2
- Forest area (ha)
- 40.6
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Tola Karjhousa
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Tola Karjhousa
- LGD code
- 242036
- Pincode
- 813103
- Post office
- Barahat
- Population (Census 2011)
- 484
- Population (projected 2026)
- 571
- Households
- 67
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1017
- Literacy rate
- 36.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Banka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Amarpur
- Member of Parliament
- Giridhari Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Jayant Raj
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Janki devi
- Block / Mandal
- Katoria
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 813103
- SondihaBarahat mandal17,864 pop
- KojhiPhulidumar mandal17,189 pop
- AuriaBarahat mandal12,862 pop
- KakwaraBanka mandal11,794 pop
- KharaharaBarahat mandal8,076 pop
- Kakwara Tola KatailiBanka mandal7,877 pop
- NaraenpurBarahat mandal6,044 pop
- Kakwara Tola ChhatarpatBanka mandal5,693 pop
- Kakwara Tola LodhamBanka mandal5,610 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Tola Karjhousa
Other villages in Katoria mandal
View all 60+ →- Katoria
- Mothabari
- Kathaum
- Domsarni
- Harhar
- Maheshmara
- Tola Mania
- Barbasni
- Belauni
- Tola Jamdaha Khas
- Tola Bhori Simar
- Baghmari
- Satiari
- Tola Basmata
- Bhhalbehri
- Tola Rikhia Rajdah
- Tola Bhorsar Khas
- Tola Phata Pathar
- Tola Ghormara
- Tola Narainpur
- Tola Bhelwa
- Tola Jaipur
- Dewasi
- Tola Parman
- Tola Dhanbaran
- Tola Lakarma
- Tola Hethgar
- Tola Siktia
- Tola Jamua
- Tola Titibaran
- Tola Chanauthar
- Bhalua
- Tola Tasaria
- Tola Kolahasar
- Makna
- Tola Targachha
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)