Village · Dighalbank, Kishanganj # Talwar Bandha Talwar Bandha is a village in Dighalbank sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code 855107. The 2011 Census counted 1,198 people in 260 households, the 44th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%. - 1,198 people (2011) - 260 households - 52.7% literacy - 855107 PIN code ## Talwar Bandha PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Talwar Bandha is 855107. Talwar Bandha falls in Dighalbank sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - PIN code 855107 - Gram panchayat Athgachhia - Community development block Dighalbank - Census village code 222359 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Talwar Bandha from nearby towns? - Dighalbank (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ) 49 km by road - Bahadurganj (nearest town) 26 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Talwar Bandha? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Talwar Bandha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Dighalbank - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kishanganj - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kishanganj - ○ 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 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Talwar Bandha known for? The main crops are paddy. About 66% of the 201 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Talwar Bandha Of every 100 households in Talwar Bandha in 2011, 22 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Talwar Bandha · ■ Dighalbank rural average - Electricity for lighting 22% 9% - Toilet within the home 4% 4% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 95% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 16% 44% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99% - Use banking services 8% 16% - Television 3% 5% - Mobile phone 28% 34% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 4% - Car / jeep / van 1% 0% - None of these assets 34% 30% - 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 Talwar Bandha? ■ Talwar Bandha · ■ Dighalbank rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 52.7% 49.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 980 957 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 993 979 - Working population 31.1% 32.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.6% for men and 36.5% for women. 51% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 87 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 279 (75%) · ■ Other work 7 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dighalbank - Maltoli 1,338 people - Palsa Milik 1,245 people - Tanghan Tapu 1,241 people - Dighal Bank 1,201 people - Gurhmurha 1,160 people - Kanchan Bari 1,143 people - Panchgachhi 1,127 people - Ichmari 1,092 people All 81 villages in Dighalbank ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Talwar Bandha? 855107 - How far is Talwar Bandha from Kishanganj? 49 km by road - What is the population of Talwar Bandha? 1,198 (Census 2011) - Which district is Talwar Bandha in? Kishanganj district (Dighalbank sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Talwar Bandha? 52.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/dighalbank/talwar-bandha/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.