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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
sarita devi
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- LGD code
- 242073
- Pincode
- 813106
- Post office
- Katoria
- Population
- 628
- Households
- 81
- Literacy rate
- 29.1%
- Sex ratio
- 944 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 217
Census 2011 · in context
How Tola Sijwa compares
By population, Tola Sijwa ranks #77 of 379 villages in Katoria mandal.
Literacy rate
%
29.1%
−8.4% vs mandal average
- Tola Sijwa
- 29.1%
- Katoria mandal
- 37.5%
- Banka district
- 47.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
944
+42 vs mandal average
- Tola Sijwa
- 944
- Katoria mandal
- 902
Household size
people per home
7.8
+2.2 vs mandal average
- Tola Sijwa
- 7.8
- Katoria mandal
- 5.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Tola Sijwa at a glance
Tola Sijwa is a village of 628 people in 81 households (Census 2011) in Katoria block, Banka district, Bihar, the 77th-largest of 379 villages in Katoria block. Literacy is 29%, 8 points below the block average of 38% and the sex ratio is 944 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 813106, served by Katoria post office; the LGD village code is 242073. The sarpanch is sarita devi, and the village votes in Amarpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jayant Raj. The population is estimated at 740 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tola Sijwa · this village | 628 | 29% | — |
| Tola Basmata · Katoria | 1,988 | 39% | — |
| Tola Phata Pathar · Katoria | 1,877 | 32% | — |
| Tola Ghutia · Katoria | 747 | 36% | — |
| Tola Malbathan · Katoria | 680 | 21% | — |
| Tola Tetaria · Katoria | 610 | 12% | — |
| Tola Katahara · Katoria | 539 | 34% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Tola Sijwa
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- 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
- 2
- 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
- No
- 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)
- 40
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Basmata
- Total area (ha)
- 93.1
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 15.2
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Tola Sijwa
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 Sijwa
- LGD code
- 242073
- Pincode
- 813106
- Post office
- Katoria
- Population (Census 2011)
- 628
- Population (projected 2026)
- 740
- Households
- 81
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 944
- Literacy rate
- 29.1%
- 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
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 813106
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Tola Sijwa
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 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)