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About Tokion Village

Tokion is a mid sized village in Paonta Sahib tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,724, made up of 911 males and 813 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tokion Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tokion village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Paonta Sahib
Pincode 173020
Area (hectares) 215.56 hectares
Population 1,724
Male Population 911
Female Population 813
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tokion compares

By the 2011 count Tokion is the 19th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 215.56 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Tokion

Tokion is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tokion as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Tokion from other places

Tokion lies about 23 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Yamunanagar Jagadhri, about 47 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 Tokion
Tehsil headquarters Paonta Sahib 13 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 13 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 23 km
Nearest railway station Yamunanagar Jagadhri 47 km

Villages closest to Tokion

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paonta Sahib 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 Tokion

As per the Census of India 2011, Tokion village had a population of 1,724. That makes it the 19th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Tokion village has 911 males and 813 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tokion has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Tokion is 173020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tokion covers 215.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tokion falls under Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tokion is Yamunanagar Jagadhri, about 47 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 within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tokion.

Tokion is about 23 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tokion is in Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district. Paonta Sahib is about 13 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 13 km away. Sirmaur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sainwala Mubarakpur (under 2 km), Rampur Banjaran (1.7 km) and Majra (2.5 km).

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

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