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About Tota Village

Tota is a small village in Chandwa tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 264, made up of 143 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tota village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Chandwa
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 84 hectares
Population 264
Male Population 143
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tota compares

By the 2011 count Tota is the 73rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Tota

Tota is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tota as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tota from other places

Tota lies about 15 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Chetar, about 4.5 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 Tota
Nearest railway station Chetar 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandwa 11 km
District headquarters Latehar 15 km
Nearest town Lātehār 15 km

Villages closest to Tota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tota village had a population of 264. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Tota village has 143 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tota has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Tota is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tota covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tota falls under Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tota is Chetar, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tota.

Tota is about 15 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tota is in Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district. Chetar is about 4.5 km away. Chandwa is about 11 km away. Latehar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barwadih (under 2 km), Sikni (under 2 km) and Sasang (1.6 km).

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

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