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About Tola Jamua Village

Tola Jamua is a mid sized village in Katoria tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,240, made up of 644 males and 596 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 412 hectares hectares.

Tola Jamua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tola Jamua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Katoria
Area (hectares) 412 hectares
Population 1,240
Male Population 644
Female Population 596
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
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 Jamua compares

By the 2011 count Tola Jamua is the 29th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 619 residents. Its 412 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Tola Jamua

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

Tola Jamua lies about 29 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Godda, about 2.2 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 Jamua
Nearest railway station Godda 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Katoria 29 km
District headquarters Banka 29 km

Villages closest to Tola Jamua

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 Jamua

As per the Census of India 2011, Tola Jamua village had a population of 1,240. That makes it the 29th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 619 residents.

Tola Jamua village has 644 males and 596 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tola Jamua has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Tola Jamua covers 412 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Tola Jamua is Godda, about 2.2 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 Jamua.

Tola Jamua 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 Jamua is in Katoria tehsil of Banka district. Godda is about 2.2 km away. Katoria is about 29 km away. Banka 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 Asanbani (2.0 km), Tola Garhitanr (2.9 km) and Tola Kaligarhi (2.9 km).

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

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