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About Tolawada Village

Tolawada is a small village in Jagdalpur tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 56, made up of 31 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 806 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tolawada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tolawada village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Jagdalpur
Pincode 494001
Area (hectares) 44.13 hectares
Population 56
Male Population 31
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 806
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tolawada compares

By the 2011 count Tolawada is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents. Its 44.13 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Tolawada

Tolawada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tolawada as Available. 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 Tolawada from other places

Tolawada lies about 45 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Nakti Semara, about 26 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 Tolawada
Nearest railway station Nakti Semara 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagdalpur 29 km
District headquarters Bastar 45 km

Villages closest to Tolawada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tolawada village had a population of 56. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents.

Tolawada village has 31 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tolawada has about 806 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Tolawada is 494001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tolawada covers 44.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tolawada falls under Jagdalpur tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tolawada is Nakti Semara, about 26 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tolawada.

Tolawada is about 45 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tolawada is in Jagdalpur tehsil of Bastar district. Nakti Semara is about 26 km away. Jagdalpur is about 29 km away. Bastar is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pulcha (2.2 km), Chitalgur (3.9 km) and Gudiya (5.2 km).

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

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