# Tola Sijwa Village, Katoria, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Katoria, Banka 

# Tola Sijwa

Tola Sijwa is a village in Katoria sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **628 people in 81 households**, the 77th largest of 315 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.2%.

- 628people (2011)
- 81households
- 36.6%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Tola Sijwa PIN code and other codes

Tola Sijwa falls in Katoria sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBasmata
- Community development blockKatoria
- Census village code242073

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Tola Sijwa from nearby towns?

- Katoria (sub-district HQ)20 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Tola Sijwa?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Katoria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Tola Sijwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 58% of the 93 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Tola Sijwa

Of every 100 households in Tola Sijwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tola Sijwa · ■ Katoria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****4%**

**31%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Tola Sijwa?

■ Tola Sijwa · ■ Katoria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.6%**

**46.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**948

Working population ****34.6%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.8% for men and 22.6% for women. 47% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 205 (94%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Katoria

- Tola Dharwa639 people
- Tola Katiari633 people
- Tola Makunda633 people
- Tola Letwajangal Pura629 people
- Tola Tetaria610 people
- Tola Kanibel607 people
- Tola Desri605 people
- Tola Susidol602 people

[All 379 villages in Katoria](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/katoria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Tola Sijwa from Banka?40 km by road
- What is the population of Tola Sijwa?628 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tola Sijwa in?Banka district (Katoria sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Tola Sijwa?36.6% (Census 2011)