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About Tola Galgala Village

Tola Galgala is a small village in Chanan tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 411, made up of 210 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares.

Tola Galgala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tola Galgala village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Chanan
Area (hectares) 96 hectares
Population 411
Male Population 210
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tola Galgala compares

By the 2011 count Tola Galgala is the 126th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 588 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Tola Galgala

Tola Galgala is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Tola Galgala as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tola Galgala from other places

Tola Galgala lies about 107 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Methai, about 9.1 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 Tola Galgala
Nearest railway station Methai 9.1 km
Nearest town Saharsa 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanan 24 km
District headquarters Banka 107 km

Villages closest to Tola Galgala

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

Common questions about Tola Galgala

As per the Census of India 2011, Tola Galgala village had a population of 411. That makes it the 126th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 588 residents.

Tola Galgala village has 210 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tola Galgala has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Tola Galgala covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tola Galgala falls under Chanan tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tola Galgala is Methai, about 9.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tola Galgala.

Tola Galgala is about 107 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tola Galgala is in Chanan tehsil of Banka district. Methai is about 9.1 km away. Saharsa is about 13 km away. Chanan is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tola Garhiari (4.0 km), Tola Bhadaria (6.5 km) and Manikpur (8.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Tola Galgala today is likely to be higher.

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