# Tolwa Village, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Tolwa

Tolwa is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **855102**. The 2011 Census counted **762 people in 178 households**, the 143rd largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 762people (2011)
- 178households
- 45.2%literacy
- 855102PIN code

## Tolwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tolwa is 855102.** Tolwa falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code855102
- Gram panchayatBhavanipur
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code224983

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

## How far is Tolwa from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)50 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)50 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 Tolwa?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Tolwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Abadpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sultanpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Tolwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 38 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Tolwa

Of every 100 households in Tolwa in 2011, 1 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tolwa · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****26%**

**15%

Television ****6%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Tolwa?

■ Tolwa · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.2%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****836**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****677**

**960

Working population ****32.7%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.9% for men and 45.5% for women. 52% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 240 (96%)

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 Barsoi

- Sonatola784 people
- Narainpur775 people
- Jahirpur767 people
- Sulif766 people
- Lodhna747 people
- Birjoy742 people
- Nandal735 people
- Kuchpokhar729 people

[All 231 villages in Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tolwa?855102
- How far is Tolwa from Katihar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Tolwa?762 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tolwa in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Tolwa?45.2% (Census 2011)