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About Todang Village

Todang is a mid sized village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,201, made up of 616 males and 585 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 800 hectares hectares.

Todang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Todang village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Area (hectares) 800 hectares
Population 1,201
Male Population 616
Female Population 585
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Todang compares

By the 2011 count Todang is the 16th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 800 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Todang

Todang is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Todang as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Todang from other places

Todang lies about 32 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 28 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 Todang
Nearest town Būndu 27 km
Nearest railway station Chakradharpur 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Erki 32 km
District headquarters Khunti 32 km

Villages closest to Todang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Todang village had a population of 1,201. That makes it the 16th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Todang village has 616 males and 585 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Todang has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Todang covers 800 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Todang falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Todang is Chakradharpur, about 28 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Todang.

Todang is about 32 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Todang is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Būndu is about 27 km away. Chakradharpur is about 28 km away. Erki is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sinjani (under 2 km), Korwa (2.2 km) and Chuklu (2.4 km).

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

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