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Village snapshot
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 230814
- Pincode
- 841440
- Post office
- Thawe
- Population
- 3,059
- Households
- 521
- Literacy rate
- 55.9%
- Sex ratio
- 956 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 783
Census 2011 · in context
How Bedu Tola compares
By population, Bedu Tola ranks #17 of 53 villages in Thawe mandal.
Literacy rate
%
55.9%
−1.7% vs mandal average
- Bedu Tola
- 55.9%
- Thawe mandal
- 57.6%
- Gopalganj district
- 54.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
956
−11 vs mandal average
- Bedu Tola
- 956
- Thawe mandal
- 967
Household size
people per home
5.9
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Bedu Tola
- 5.9
- Thawe mandal
- 6.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bedu Tola at a glance
Bedu Tola is a village of 3,059 people in 521 households (Census 2011) in Thawe block, Gopalganj district, Bihar, the 17th-largest of 53 villages in Thawe block. Literacy is 56%, 2 points below the block average of 58% and the sex ratio is 956 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841440, served by Thawe post office; the LGD village code is 230814. The village votes in Brahampur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Shambhu Nath Yadav. The population is estimated at 3,607 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Jagmalwa →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedu Tola · this village | 3,059 | 56% | — |
| Jagmalwa · Thawe | 3,279 | 62% | — |
| Khanpur Kalan · Thawe | 815 | 55% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bedu Tola
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GOPALGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 2
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 2
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- JAGMALWA
- Total area (ha)
- 124
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 74
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bedu Tola
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bedu Tola
- LGD code
- 230814
- Pincode
- 841440
- Post office
- Thawe
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,059
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,607
- Households
- 521
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 956
- Literacy rate
- 55.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Buxar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Brahampur
- Member of Parliament
- Sudhakar Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Shambhu Nath Yadav
- Block / Mandal
- Thawe
- Nearest railway station
- Twining Ganj (8.4 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 841440
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Bedu Tola
Other villages in Thawe mandal
View all 52+ →- Birdaban
- Ramchandarpur
- Bidesi Tola
- Semra
- Phunguni
- Narayanpur
- Indarwa Badullah
- Dhatiwna
- Phataha
- Lachhwar
- Bhusanw
- Barari Jagdish
- Pakho Pali
- Chanawe
- Jagmalwa
- Bheria
- Chitu Tola
- Gopla Math
- Indarwa Bairam
- Harpur
- Ekderwa
- Harbansa
- Gawndri
- Bagaha Nizamat
- Math Gautam
- Bagaha Saida
- Indarwa Shakir
- Sukulwa Khurd
- Sundarpatti
- Rikhai Tola
- Gajadhar Tola
- Sukulwa Kalan
- Indarwa Rafi
- Gawandari Fakirana
- Bisambharpur
- Hardia
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)