# Tola Sarkanda Village, Sono, Jamui (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sono, Jamui 

# Tola Sarkanda

Tola Sarkanda is a village in Sono sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,996 people in 341 households**, the 28th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.

- 1,996people (2011)
- 341households
- 48.8%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Tola Sarkanda PIN code and other codes

Tola Sarkanda falls in Sono sub-district, Jamui district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChhuchhundaria
- Community development blockSono
- Census village code259339

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

## How far is Tola Sarkanda from nearby towns?

- Sono (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Jamui (district HQ)31 km by road
- Jhajha (nearest town)29 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 Sarkanda?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jhjha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamui
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 4 h winter

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 Sarkanda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 43% of the 241 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Sarkanda

Of every 100 households in Tola Sarkanda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tola Sarkanda · ■ Sono rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**92%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

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

**13%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****34%**

**35%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**39%

Own their home ****95%**

**99%

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 Sarkanda?

■ Tola Sarkanda · ■ Sono rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.8%**

**53.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1058**

**972

Working population ****40.9%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.2% for men and 31.6% for women. 48% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 484 (59%) · **■** Household industry 190 (23%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 135 (17%)

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 Sono

- Tola Bishunpur2,215 people
- Shaharpharka2,074 people
- Tola Ghutwe2,051 people
- Tola Dumro Sukro2,017 people
- Tola Bhelsumbhia1,970 people
- Tola Rakat Rohinia1,884 people
- Tola Balthar1,876 people
- Tola Tetaria1,873 people

[All 249 villages in Sono](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/sono/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Tola Sarkanda from Jamui?31 km by road
- What is the population of Tola Sarkanda?1,996 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tola Sarkanda in?Jamui district (Sono sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Tola Sarkanda?48.8% (Census 2011)