Village · Katoria, Banka
# Tola Dholbhanga

Tola Dholbhanga is a village in Katoria sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 362 people in 75 households, the 148th largest of 315 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.2%.
- 362 people (2011)
- 75 households
- 35.0% literacy
- 810 females per 1,000 males

## Tola Dholbhanga PIN code and other codes

Tola Dholbhanga falls in Katoria sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Damodara
- Community development block Katoria
- Census village code 242125

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

## How far is Tola Dholbhanga from nearby towns?
- Katoria (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road
- Banka (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Banka (nearest town) 40 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Tola Dholbhanga?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kartoria
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Katoria
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Tola Dholbhanga known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 84% of the 119 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Tola Dholbhanga

Of every 100 households in Tola Dholbhanga in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tola Dholbhanga · ■ Katoria rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 10%
- Toilet within the home 8% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 92% 93%
- Tap water 4% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 10%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 21% 31%
- Television 0% 6%
- Mobile phone 46% 43%
- Computer with internet 5% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 0% 26%
- Own their home 100% 98%

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

## What is the population of Tola Dholbhanga?

■ Tola Dholbhanga · ■ Katoria rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 35.0% 46.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 810 902
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 640 948
- Working population 26.5% 42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.3% for men and 20.8% for women. 46% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 48 (50%) · ■ Farm labourers 43 (45%) · ■ Other work 4 (4%) · ■ Marginal 1 (1%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Katoria
- Tola Karwamarni 369 people
- Tola Dulampur 368 people
- Tola Alagjara 366 people
- Tola Tilaundha 364 people
- Tola Tilwari 357 people
- Tola Paharpur 352 people
- Tola Malhori Chak 349 people
- Tola Dunwa 346 people

All 379 villages in Katoria

## Quick answers
- How far is Tola Dholbhanga from Banka? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Tola Dholbhanga? 362 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tola Dholbhanga in? Banka district (Katoria sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Tola Dholbhanga? 35.0% (Census 2011)

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