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About Tola Kerwar Village

Tola Kerwar is a mid sized village in Katoria tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 953, made up of 497 males and 456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223 hectares hectares.

Tola Kerwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tola Kerwar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Katoria
Area (hectares) 223 hectares
Population 953
Male Population 497
Female Population 456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
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 Kerwar compares

By the 2011 count Tola Kerwar is the 42nd largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 619 residents. Its 223 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 Kerwar

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

Tola Kerwar lies about 30 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Godda, about 13 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 Kerwar
Nearest railway station Godda 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Katoria 30 km
District headquarters Banka 30 km

Villages closest to Tola Kerwar

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 Kerwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Tola Kerwar village had a population of 953. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 619 residents.

Tola Kerwar village has 497 males and 456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tola Kerwar has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Tola Kerwar covers 223 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 Kerwar falls under Katoria tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tola Kerwar is Godda, about 13 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 Kerwar.

Tola Kerwar is about 30 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tola Kerwar is in Katoria tehsil of Banka district. Godda is about 13 km away. Katoria is about 30 km away. Banka is about 30 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 Beltikri (under 2 km), Tola Bharar Kola (3.9 km) and Tola Hazari Khurd (4.2 km).

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

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