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About Bara Tola Village

Bara Tola is a mid sized village in Pathna tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,262, made up of 648 males and 614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Tola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Tola village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Pathna
Pincode 816119
Area (hectares) 150 hectares
Population 1,262
Male Population 648
Female Population 614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
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 Bara Tola compares

By the 2011 count Bara Tola is the 20th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 150 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Bara Tola

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

Bara Tola lies about 50 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, about 8.2 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 Bara Tola
Tehsil headquarters Pathna 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Barharwa Junction 8.2 km
Nearest town Farakka 18 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 50 km

Villages closest to Bara Tola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathna 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 Bara Tola

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Tola village had a population of 1,262. That makes it the 20th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Bara Tola village has 648 males and 614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Tola has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Bara Tola is 816119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Tola covers 150 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara Tola falls under Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Tola is Barharwa Junction, about 8.2 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 Bara Tola.

Bara Tola is about 50 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Tola is in Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district. Pathna is about 6.4 km away. Barharwa Junction is about 8.2 km away. Farakka is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sibapahar (under 2 km), Sugnibasa (under 2 km) and Atgawan (under 2 km).

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

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