Village · Belhar, Banka
# Tola Karauthara

Tola Karauthara is a village in Belhar sub-district of Banka district, Bihar, PIN code 813202. The 2011 Census counted 1,478 people in 278 households, the 40th largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.
- 1,478 people (2011)
- 278 households
- 43.9% literacy
- 813202 PIN code

## Tola Karauthara PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Tola Karauthara is 813202. Tola Karauthara falls in Belhar sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.
- PIN code 813202
- Gram panchayat Basmata
- Community development block Belhar
- Census village code 241470

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Tola Karauthara from nearby towns?
- Belhar (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Banka (district HQ) 48 km by road
- Sultanganj (nearest town) 54 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Tola Karauthara?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Tola Karauthara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Chanan
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Banka
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 2 h summer · 1 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Tola Karauthara known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 20% of the 285 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Tola Karauthara

Of every 100 households in Tola Karauthara in 2011, 24 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tola Karauthara · ■ Belhar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 24% 6%
- Toilet within the home 2% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 87% 89%
- Tap water 2% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 27%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95%
- Use banking services 32% 40%
- Television 4% 8%
- Mobile phone 27% 48%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 53% 34%
- Own their home 99% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Tola Karauthara?

■ Tola Karauthara · ■ Belhar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 43.9% 60.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1022 909
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1131 941
- Working population 39.2% 40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.8% for men and 33.0% for women. 50% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 5 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 112 (19%) · ■ Household industry 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 39 (7%) · ■ Marginal 419 (72%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Belhar
- Semaria 1,582 people
- Hathia 1,575 people
- Majhgain 1,559 people
- Tola Laurhia Kusha 1,503 people
- Lulha 1,451 people
- Tola Banhaili 1,439 people
- Tola Bahjora Gira Bahia 1,410 people
- Gorgawan 1,350 people

All 172 villages in Belhar

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Tola Karauthara? 813202
- How far is Tola Karauthara from Banka? 48 km by road
- What is the population of Tola Karauthara? 1,478 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tola Karauthara in? Banka district (Belhar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Tola Karauthara? 43.9% (Census 2011)

---
Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/belhar/tola-karauthara/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.
