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About Tholko Village

Tholko is a mid sized village in Khuntpani tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 660, made up of 321 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tholko Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tholko village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Khuntpani
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 188 hectares
Population 660
Male Population 321
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tholko compares

By the 2011 count Tholko is the 50th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 723 residents. Its 188 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Tholko

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

Tholko lies about 24 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Pandrasali, about 5.8 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 Tholko
Nearest railway station Pandrasali 5.8 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Khuntpani 15 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 24 km

Villages closest to Tholko

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tholko village had a population of 660. That makes it the 50th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 723 residents.

Tholko village has 321 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tholko has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

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

Tholko covers 188 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tholko falls under Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tholko is Pandrasali, about 5.8 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 Tholko.

Tholko is about 24 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tholko is in Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Pandrasali is about 5.8 km away. Chāībāsa is about 12 km away. Khuntpani 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 Kiri (under 2 km), Sangajata (2.3 km) and Bunumda (3.0 km).

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

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