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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
md alijaan ansari
Contact: 82****5370
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- LGD code
- 259990
- Pincode
- 811303
- Post office
- Chakai
- Population
- 200
- Households
- 31
- Literacy rate
- 53.5%
- Sex ratio
- 770 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 156
Census 2011 · in context
How Tola Chatra compares
By population, Tola Chatra ranks #345 of 600 villages in Chakai mandal.
Literacy rate
%
53.5%
+6.5% vs mandal average
- Tola Chatra
- 53.5%
- Chakai mandal
- 47.0%
- Jamui district
- 48.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
770
−145 vs mandal average
- Tola Chatra
- 770
- Chakai mandal
- 915
Household size
people per home
6.5
+0.9 vs mandal average
- Tola Chatra
- 6.5
- Chakai mandal
- 5.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Tola Chatra at a glance
Tola Chatra is a village of 200 people in 31 households (Census 2011) in Chakai block, Jamui district, Bihar, the 345th-largest of 600 villages in Chakai block. Literacy is 54%, 7 points above the block average of 47% and the sex ratio is 770 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 811303, served by Chakai post office; the LGD village code is 259990. The sarpanch is md alijaan ansari, and the village votes in Chakai assembly constituency, represented by MLA Savitri Devi. The population is estimated at 236 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tola Chatra · this village | 200 | 54% | — |
| Tola Rahima · Chakai | 1,015 | 41% | — |
| Tola Gangaraidih · Chakai | 1,012 | 47% | — |
| Tola Kachuwa · Chakai | 949 | 37% | — |
| Tola Behara · Chakai | 931 | 39% | — |
| Tola Chahbachcha · Chakai | 900 | 41% | — |
| Tola Pojha · Chakai | 805 | 58% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Tola Chatra
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DEOGHAR(JHARKHAND)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 45
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 90
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Pocha
- Total area (ha)
- 187
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 94.2
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Tola Chatra
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Tola Chatra
- LGD code
- 259990
- Pincode
- 811303
- Post office
- Chakai
- Population (Census 2011)
- 200
- Population (projected 2026)
- 236
- Households
- 31
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 770
- Literacy rate
- 53.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jamui
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chakai
- Member of Parliament
- Arun Bharti
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Savitri Devi
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- md alijaan ansari
- Block / Mandal
- Chakai
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 811303
- Tola NagriChakai mandal3,449 pop
- Tola Khas ChakaiChakai mandal2,911 pop
- Tola NawadaChakai mandal2,564 pop
- Tola ChandarmandihChakai mandal2,322 pop
- Tola Bazar ChakaiChakai mandal2,318 pop
- Tola GadikiajoriChakai mandal2,308 pop
- Tola MadhopurChakai mandal2,015 pop
- Tola DulampurChakai mandal2,010 pop
- Tola Heth ChakaiChakai mandal1,961 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Tola Chatra
Other villages in Chakai mandal
View all 60+ →- Tola Nagri
- Tola Khas Chakai
- Tola Nawada
- Tola Chandarmandih
- Tola Bazar Chakai
- Tola Gadikiajori
- Tola Madhopur
- Tola Dulampur
- Tola Heth Chakai
- Tola Ghutwe
- Tola Ghutia
- Tola Simaria
- Tola Balagoji
- Tola Ramchandih
- Tola Nargi
- Tola Bamdah
- Tola Kathwara
- Tola Karangarh
- Tola Lohsinghna
- Tola Dhamatanr
- Tola Mangatadih
- Tola Saran Marwa
- Tola Charghara
- Tola Urwa
- Tola Bandha
- Tola Kaleyanpur
- Tola Paranchi
- Tola Nawada
- Tola Korane
- Tola Rajkarangarh
- Tola Nawadih
- Tola Petarpahri
- Tola Narodih
- Tola Ghaghara
- Tola Maharajdih
- Tola Jamuni
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-07
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)