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About Toi Village

Toi is a large village in Barbigha tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,129, made up of 1,598 males and 1,531 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.98 hectares hectares.

Toi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Toi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sheikhpura
Tehsil Barbigha
Area (hectares) 252.98 hectares
Population 3,129
Male Population 1,598
Female Population 1,531
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Toi compares

By the 2011 count Toi is the 6th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents. Its 252.98 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Toi

Toi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Toi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Toi from other places

Toi lies about 16 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 8.1 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 Toi
Nearest town Bar Bigha 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Barbigha 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Sarsa Jamalpur 8.1 km
District headquarters Sheikhpura 16 km

Villages closest to Toi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Toi village had a population of 3,129. That makes it the 6th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents.

Toi village has 1,598 males and 1,531 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Toi has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Toi covers 252.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Toi falls under Barbigha tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Toi is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 8.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Toi.

Toi is about 16 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Toi is in Barbigha tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Bar Bigha is about 2.9 km away. Barbigha is about 3.1 km away. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagdishpur (under 2 km), Pank (under 2 km) and Kazi Fatu Chak (under 2 km).

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

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