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About Tokad Village

Tokad is a mid sized village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 867, made up of 450 males and 417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 392 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tokad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tokad village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Bandgaon
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 392 hectares
Population 867
Male Population 450
Female Population 417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tokad compares

By the 2011 count Tokad is the 23rd largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 392 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Tokad

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

Tokad lies about 43 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sonua, about 33 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 Tokad
Tehsil headquarters Bandgaon 2.0 km
Nearest town Khunti 26 km
Nearest railway station Sonua 33 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 43 km

Villages closest to Tokad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tokad village had a population of 867. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Tokad village has 450 males and 417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tokad has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Tokad is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tokad covers 392 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tokad falls under Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tokad is Sonua, about 33 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 Tokad.

Tokad is about 43 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tokad is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Bandgaon is about 2.0 km away. Khunti is about 26 km away. Sonua is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saridiri (under 2 km), Tirla (under 2 km) and Kokorbo (1.6 km).

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

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