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About Tolwa Village

Tolwa is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 762, made up of 415 males and 347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tolwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tolwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Barsoi
Pincode 855102
Area (hectares) 37.72 hectares
Population 762
Male Population 415
Female Population 347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 836
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 Tolwa compares

By the 2011 count Tolwa is the 130th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 37.72 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Tolwa

Tolwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Tolwa 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. The nearest villages by name are Sulif, Sultanpur, Sutator and Tarapur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Tolwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Tolwa village had a population of 762. That makes it the 130th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Tolwa village has 415 males and 347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tolwa has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Tolwa is 855102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tolwa covers 37.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tolwa falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The census record for Tolwa notes the nearest railway station 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 Tolwa.

Tolwa is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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