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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SUBHADRA DEVI
Contact: 73****3031
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- LGD code
- 258965
- Pincode
- 811308
- Post office
- Jhajha
- Population
- 1,790
- Households
- 302
- Literacy rate
- 35.3%
- Sex ratio
- 967 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,099
Census 2011 · in context
How Tola Asta compares
By population, Tola Asta ranks #40 of 195 villages in Jhajha mandal.
Literacy rate
%
35.3%
−7.4% vs mandal average
Tola Asta35.3%
Jhajha mandal42.7%
Jamui district48.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
967
+40 vs mandal average
Tola Asta967
Jhajha mandal927
Household size
people per home
5.9
+0.2 vs mandal average
Tola Asta5.9
Jhajha mandal5.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Tola Asta at a glance
Tola Asta is a village of 1,790 people in 302 households (Census 2011) in Jhajha block, Jamui district, Bihar, the 40th-largest of 195 villages in Jhajha block. Literacy is 35%, 7 points below the block average of 43% and the sex ratio is 967 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 811308, served by Jhajha post office; the LGD village code is 258965. The sarpanch is SUBHADRA DEVI, and the village votes in Manihari assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manohar Prasad Singh. The population is estimated at 2,110 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Karhara →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tola Asta · this village | 1,790 | 35% | — |
| Tola Karhara · Jhajha | 3,001 | 40% | — |
| Tola Karma · Jhajha | 2,664 | 29% | — |
| Tola Tara Kura Chhapa · Jhajha | 2,045 | 31% | — |
| Tola Balapanrar · Jhajha | 1,093 | 44% | — |
| Tola Kauatol · Jhajha | 685 | 15% | — |
| Tola Baratanr · Jhajha | 625 | 15% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Tola Asta
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JHAJHA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Karhara, Borwa
- Total area (ha)
- 1,264
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 3.8
- Forest area (ha)
- 402.33
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Tola Asta
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 Asta
- LGD code
- 258965
- Pincode
- 811308
- Post office
- Jhajha
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,790
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,110
- Households
- 302
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 967
- Literacy rate
- 35.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Katihar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Manihari
- Member of Parliament
- Tariq Anwar
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Manohar Prasad Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SUBHADRA DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Jhajha
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 811308
- Tola BarajorJhajha mandal12,608 pop
- Tola DhammaJhajha mandal9,165 pop
- HathiaJhajha mandal7,411 pop
- Tola KananJhajha mandal5,545 pop
- Tola ChhapaJhajha mandal5,139 pop
- Tola TabhwaJhajha mandal4,188 pop
- SidhesriJhajha mandal3,933 pop
- Kharhaia Urf JamuJhajha mandal3,622 pop
- Tola Rajla KalanJhajha mandal3,552 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Tola Asta
Other villages in Jhajha mandal
View all 60+ →- Tola Barajor
- Tola Dhamma
- Hathia
- Tola Kanan
- Tola Chhapa
- Tola Tabhwa
- Sidhesri
- Kharhaia Urf Jamu
- Tola Rajla Kalan
- Tola Kanaudi
- Tola Baijla
- Tola Harna
- Tola Karhara
- Tola Chito Chak
- Tola Mahapur
- Keshopur
- Tola Khurandadhorari
- Tola Kita Khairan
- Tola Tumbapahar
- Tola Gobindpur
- Tola Teliadih
- Tola Auria
- Tola Karma
- Tola Baramasia
- Tola Satighat
- Tola Khuranda
- Tola Telwabazar
- Tola Dumarmah
- Tola Pargaha
- Tola Ramdih
- Tola Sabaijor
- Tola Borwa
- Tola Tara Kura Chhapa
- Tola Narganjo
- Tola Parasi
- Tola Nagwe
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)