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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
BIBI MEHJABI
Contact: 93****8652
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- LGD code
- 222216
- Pincode
- 855101
- Post office
- Bahadurganj (Kishanganj)
- Population
- 249
- Households
- 42
- Literacy rate
- 52.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1024 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 64
Census 2011 · in context
How Sharma Toli compares
By population, Sharma Toli ranks #74 of 81 villages in Terhagachh mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.6%
+9.1% vs mandal average
- Sharma Toli
- 52.6%
- Terhagachh mandal
- 43.5%
- Kishanganj district
- 44.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,024
+85 vs mandal average
- Sharma Toli
- 1,024
- Terhagachh mandal
- 939
Household size
people per home
5.9
+1.0 vs mandal average
- Sharma Toli
- 5.9
- Terhagachh mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sharma Toli at a glance
Sharma Toli is a village of 249 people in 42 households (Census 2011) in Terhagachh block, Kishanganj district, Bihar, the 74th-largest of 81 villages in Terhagachh block. Literacy is 53%, 9 points above the block average of 44% and the sex ratio is 1,024 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 855101, served by Bahadurganj (Kishanganj) post office; the LGD village code is 222216. The sarpanch is BIBI MEHJABI, and the village votes in Kasba assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nitesh Kumar Singh. The population is estimated at 294 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Khaniabad →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharma Toli · this village | 249 | 53% | — |
| Khaniabad · Terhagachh | 5,361 | 43% | — |
| Phulbari · Terhagachh | 3,599 | 43% | — |
| Bairia · Terhagachh | 2,320 | 51% | — |
| Khunia Toli · Terhagachh | 1,790 | 45% | — |
| Chichora · Terhagachh | 1,198 | 51% | — |
| Kanchanbari · Terhagachh | 972 | 74% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sharma Toli
- 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
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BAHADURGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 54
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BHORHA
- Total area (ha)
- 18
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 2
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sharma Toli
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sharma Toli
- LGD code
- 222216
- Pincode
- 855101
- Post office
- Bahadurganj (Kishanganj)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 249
- Population (projected 2026)
- 294
- Households
- 42
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1024
- Literacy rate
- 52.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kasba
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Nitesh Kumar Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- BIBI MEHJABI
- Block / Mandal
- Terhagachh
- Nearest post office
- Post Office Gangi Hat (59.2 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 855101
- LachhmipurDighalbank mandal11,416 pop
- TulshiaDighalbank mandal10,501 pop
- BhaurdahBahadurganj mandal10,122 pop
- MatiariTerhagachh mandal8,947 pop
- DahibhatDighalbank mandal8,344 pop
- Sat KauwaDighalbank mandal8,112 pop
- BangaonBahadurganj mandal8,056 pop
- GangiBahadurganj mandal7,857 pop
- Dighal BankDighalbank mandal7,324 pop
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Other villages named Sharma Toli
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Sharma Toli
Other villages in Terhagachh mandal
View all 60+ →- Matiari
- Dhabeli
- Khaniabad
- Kalpir
- Hatgaon
- Bhorha
- Dahibhat
- Jhunki Musahara
- Belbari Kharra
- Hawakol
- Jhala
- Balua Jagir
- Phulbari
- Gamharia
- Khajurbari
- Chargharia
- Miyapur
- Dak Pokhar
- Pipra
- Baigna
- Bairia
- Pharhabari Milik
- Pharhabari Nankar
- Chilhania
- Baluadandgi
- Kuari
- Doria
- Khunia Toli
- Hatgaon
- Mahua
- Rahmatpur
- Rampur
- Babhangawan
- Ghani Phulsara
- Suhia
- Deorikhas
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)