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About Tola Bhalua Village

Tola Bhalua is a mid sized village in Katoria tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 851, made up of 451 males and 400 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tola Bhalua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tola Bhalua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Katoria
Pincode 813106
Area (hectares) 97 hectares
Population 851
Male Population 451
Female Population 400
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
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 Bhalua compares

By the 2011 count Tola Bhalua is the 50th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 619 residents. Its 97 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Tola Bhalua

Tola Bhalua is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Tola Bhalua 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 Bhalua from other places

Tola Bhalua lies about 29 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Ganganiyan, about 24 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 Bhalua
Nearest town Kharagpur 17 km
Nearest railway station Ganganiyan 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Katoria 29 km
District headquarters Banka 29 km

Villages closest to Tola Bhalua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tola Bhalua village had a population of 851. That makes it the 50th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 619 residents.

Tola Bhalua village has 451 males and 400 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tola Bhalua has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Tola Bhalua is 813106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tola Bhalua covers 97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tola Bhalua falls under Katoria tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tola Bhalua is Ganganiyan, about 24 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 Bhalua.

Tola Bhalua is about 29 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tola Bhalua is in Katoria tehsil of Banka district. Kharagpur is about 17 km away. Ganganiyan is about 24 km away. Katoria is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhalua (under 2 km), Tola Majhgain (2.0 km) and Belauni (2.2 km).

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

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