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About Tonto Village

Tonto is a large village in Chaibasa tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,399, made up of 1,660 males and 1,739 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 429 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tonto Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tonto village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Chaibasa
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 429 hectares
Population 3,399
Male Population 1,660
Female Population 1,739
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tonto compares

By the 2011 count Tonto is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 429 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Tonto

Tonto is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Tonto 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tonto from other places

Tonto lies about 17 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chaibasa, about 1.9 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 Tonto
Nearest railway station Chaibasa 1.9 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 2.8 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 17 km

Villages closest to Tonto

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tonto village had a population of 3,399. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Tonto village has 1,660 males and 1,739 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tonto has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Tonto is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tonto covers 429 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tonto falls under Chaibasa tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tonto is Chaibasa, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tonto.

Tonto is about 17 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tonto is in Chaibasa tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Chaibasa is about 1.9 km away. Chāībāsa is about 2.8 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Diliyamarcha (1.6 km), Amita (2.0 km) and Ghaghri (2.6 km).

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

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