About Tona Village

Tona is a mid sized village in Bishrampur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,741, made up of 898 males and 843 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 426.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tona village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Bishrampur
Pincode	822124
Area (hectares)	426.72 hectares
Population	1,741
Male Population	898
Female Population	843
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tona compares

By the 2011 count Tona is the 13th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,072 residents. Its 426.72 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Tona

Tona is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tona 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tona from other places

Tona lies about 31 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Pundhag, about 15 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 Tona
Nearest railway station	Pundhag	15 km
Nearest town	Phusro	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bishrampur	31 km
District headquarters	Palamu	31 km

Villages closest to Tona

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tona village had a population of 1,741. That makes it the 13th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,072 residents.

Tona village has 898 males and 843 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tona has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Tona is 822124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tona covers 426.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tona falls under Bishrampur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tona is Pundhag, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Tona.

Tona is about 31 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tona is in Bishrampur tehsil of Palamu district. Pundhag is about 15 km away. Phusro is about 24 km away. Bishrampur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.