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About Tonatar Village

Tonatar is a large village in Bhatapara tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,562, made up of 1,266 males and 1,296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 709.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494776, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tonatar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tonatar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bhatapara
Pincode 494776
Area (hectares) 709.03 hectares
Population 2,562
Male Population 1,266
Female Population 1,296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tonatar compares

By the 2011 count Tonatar is the 9th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 709.03 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Tonatar

Tonatar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tonatar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tonatar from other places

Tonatar lies about 70 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 13 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Tonatar
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 11 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhatapara 14 km
District headquarters Raipur 70 km

Villages closest to Tonatar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhatapara tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Tonatar

As per the Census of India 2011, Tonatar village had a population of 2,562. That makes it the 9th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Tonatar village has 1,266 males and 1,296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tonatar has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Tonatar is 494776. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tonatar covers 709.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tonatar falls under Bhatapara tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tonatar is Nipania, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tonatar.

Tonatar is about 70 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tonatar is in Bhatapara tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bāzār is about 11 km away. Nipania is about 13 km away. Bhatapara is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Topa (2.7 km), Kukda (4.1 km) and Khamhriya (4.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Tonatar today is likely to be higher.

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