Village · Belsand, Sitamarhi
# Jhawa Tola

Jhawa Tola is a village in Belsand sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 626 people in 151 households, the 33rd largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.
- 626 people (2011)
- 151 households
- 48.0% literacy
- 869 females per 1,000 males

## Jhawa Tola PIN code and other codes

Jhawa Tola falls in Belsand sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Kansar
- Community development block Belsand
- Census village code 219444

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

## How far is Jhawa Tola from nearby towns?
- Belsand (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ) 30 km by road
- Belsand (nearest town) 3 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Jhawa Tola?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Community centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Runisaidpur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Muzffurpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

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

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jhawa Tola known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 42% of the 45 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Jhawa Tola

Of every 100 households in Jhawa Tola in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhawa Tola · ■ Belsand rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 4%
- Toilet within the home 0% 18%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 81%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 55% 35%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 93%
- Use banking services 1% 29%
- Television 1% 7%
- Mobile phone 92% 42%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 0% 36%
- Own their home 100% 99%

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

## What is the population of Jhawa Tola?

■ Jhawa Tola · ■ Belsand rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 48.0% 53.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 869 894
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 904 931
- Working population 28.4% 33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.4% for men and 30.2% for women. 52% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 6 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 156 (88%) · ■ Other work 14 (8%) · ■ Marginal 2 (1%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Belsand
- Sukhi 1,165 people
- Bharwari Tola 1,153 people
- Garhwa Bhada 873 people
- Maheshpur 854 people
- Arazi Rupauli Nankar 485 people
- Gothwara 431 people
- Mandar 384 people
- Sundarpur 110 people

All 38 villages in Belsand

## Quick answers
- How far is Jhawa Tola from Sitamarhi? 30 km by road
- What is the population of Jhawa Tola? 626 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhawa Tola in? Sitamarhi district (Belsand sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jhawa Tola? 48.0% (Census 2011)

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