About Tongra Village

Tongra is a mid sized village in Ranishwar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 989, made up of 476 males and 513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 443.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tongra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tongra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Ranishwar
Pincode	814148
Area (hectares)	443.51 hectares
Population	989
Male Population	476
Female Population	513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,078
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tongra compares

By the 2011 count Tongra is the 21st largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 526 residents. Its 443.51 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Tongra

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

Tongra lies about 24 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Kurwa, about 22 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 Tongra
Nearest railway station	Kurwa	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ranishwar	24 km
District headquarters	Dumka	24 km

Villages closest to Tongra

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

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Common questions about Tongra

As per the Census of India 2011, Tongra village had a population of 989. That makes it the 21st largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 526 residents.

Tongra village has 476 males and 513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tongra has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Tongra is 814148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tongra covers 443.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tongra falls under Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tongra is Kurwa, about 22 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 village for Tongra.

Tongra is about 24 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tongra is in Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district. Kurwa is about 22 km away. Ranishwar is about 24 km away. Dumka is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.