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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SAHANA KHATUN
Contact: 99****3755
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- LGD code
- 259295
- Pincode
- 811314
- Post office
- Sono
- Population
- 1,764
- Households
- 401
- Literacy rate
- 56.8%
- Sex ratio
- 941 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 677
Census 2011 · in context
How Tola Kewali compares
By population, Tola Kewali ranks #36 of 250 villages in Sono mandal.
Literacy rate
%
56.8%
+14.3% vs mandal average
- Tola Kewali
- 56.8%
- Sono mandal
- 42.5%
- Jamui district
- 48.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
941
+2 vs mandal average
- Tola Kewali
- 941
- Sono mandal
- 939
Household size
people per home
4.4
−1.4 vs mandal average
- Tola Kewali
- 4.4
- Sono mandal
- 5.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Tola Kewali at a glance
Tola Kewali is a village of 1,764 people in 401 households (Census 2011) in Sono block, Jamui district, Bihar, the 36th-largest of 250 villages in Sono block. Literacy is 57%, 14 points above the block average of 43% and the sex ratio is 941 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 811314, served by Sono post office; the LGD village code is 259295. The sarpanch is SAHANA KHATUN, and the village votes in Nathnagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mithun Kumar. The population is estimated at 2,080 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Babudih →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tola Kewali · this village | 1,764 | 57% | — |
| Tola Dubedihbabudih · Sono | 5,398 | 44% | — |
| Dokli · Sono | 2,668 | 49% | — |
| Tola Asahana · Sono | 868 | 59% | — |
| Tola Mangruadih · Sono | 472 | 25% | — |
| Tola Kamarakh · Sono | 0 | — | — |
| Tola Fasaha · Sono | 0 | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Tola Kewali
- 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
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 3
- Power hours (winter)
- 3
- 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
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JHAJHA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 47
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 47
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Babudih, Sono
- Total area (ha)
- 174
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 4.08
- Forest area (ha)
- 0.6
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Tola Kewali
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 Kewali
- LGD code
- 259295
- Pincode
- 811314
- Post office
- Sono
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,764
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,080
- Households
- 401
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 941
- Literacy rate
- 56.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bhagalpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Nathnagar
- Member of Parliament
- Ajay Kumar Mandal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Mithun Kumar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SAHANA KHATUN
- Block / Mandal
- Sono
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 811314
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Tola Kewali
Other villages in Sono mandal
View all 60+ →- Tola Sono
- Tola Dubedihbabudih
- Tola Sarebad
- Tola Dhodhri
- Gandar
- Tola Mahesri Gadi
- Tola Lakhankiari
- Keshopharka
- Tola Agahara
- Tola Mahgaon
- Tola Rajaun
- Tola Bautha
- Tola Belamba
- Churhit
- Kamat
- Tola Dumri Khas
- Tola Dahiari
- Dokli
- Tola Chhuchhundaria
- Tola Takar
- Tola Lalilewar
- Tola Sabaijor
- Tola Itwa
- Tola Tilbaria
- Tola Bishunpur
- Shaharpharka
- Tola Ghutwe
- Tola Dumro Sukro
- Tola Sarkanda
- Tola Bhelsumbhia
- Tola Rakat Rohinia
- Tola Balthar
- Tola Tetaria
- Tola Bhagwana
- Tola Thamhan
- Tola Mogal Chapri
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-07
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)