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Tola Babhandewa

तोला बभंडेवा
Katoria mandal
Pincode 813106
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Tola Babhandewa observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

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Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Bihar

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
LS
Banka
PC 27
→VS
Amarpur
AC 159
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
BASIM HUSAIN
Contact: 91****4573
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LGD code
242203
Pincode
813106
Post office
Katoria
Population
16
Households
3
Literacy rate
25%
Sex ratio
1286 ♀/1000♂
Workers
8
Census 2011 · in context

How Tola Babhandewa compares

By population, Tola Babhandewa ranks #309 of 379 villages in Katoria mandal.

Literacy rate
%
25.0%
−12.5% vs mandal average
Tola Babhandewa
25.0%
Katoria mandal
37.5%
Banka district
47.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,286
+384 vs mandal average
Tola Babhandewa
1,286
Katoria mandal
902
Household size
people per home
5.3
−0.3 vs mandal average
Tola Babhandewa
5.3
Katoria mandal
5.6

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Tola Babhandewa at a glance

Tola Babhandewa is a village of 16 people in 3 households (Census 2011) in Katoria block, Banka district, Bihar, the 309th-largest of 379 villages in Katoria block. Literacy is 25%, 13 points below the block average of 38% and the sex ratio is 1,286 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 813106, served by Katoria post office; the LGD village code is 242203. The sarpanch is BASIM HUSAIN, and the village votes in Amarpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jayant Raj. The population is estimated at 19 in 2026, up 19% since the 2011 Census.

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Tola Babhandewa · this village1625%—
Tola Kolahasar · Katoria1,16731%—
Tola Palania · Katoria94621%—
Tola Dighibandh · Katoria80144%—
Tola Baluk Kurawa · Katoria79048%—
Tola Kalahadanda · Katoria69632%—
Tola Donihar · Katoria64221%—

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Tola Babhandewa

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
No
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
0
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
BANKA
Distance to nearest town (km)
45
Distance to district HQ (km)
45
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
25
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Kolhasar
Total area (ha)
28
Irrigated area (ha)
20
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Tola Babhandewa

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Tola Babhandewa

LGD code
242203
Pincode
813106
Post office
Katoria
Population (Census 2011)
16
Population (projected 2026)
19
Households
3
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1286
Literacy rate
25.0%
Lok Sabha constituency
Banka
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Amarpur
Member of Parliament
Giridhari Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Jayant Raj
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
BASIM HUSAIN
Block / Mandal
Katoria
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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