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About Tonto Village

Tonto is a mid sized village in Manjhari tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 614, made up of 303 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149 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 Manjhari
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 149 hectares
Population 614
Male Population 303
Female Population 311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tonto compares

By the 2011 count Tonto is the 50th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 149 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Tonto

Tonto is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tonto as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Tonto from other places

Tonto lies about 38 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Jhinkpani, about 18 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
Tehsil headquarters Manjhari 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Jhinkpani 18 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 24 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 38 km

Villages closest to Tonto

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manjhari 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 614. That makes it the 50th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Tonto village has 303 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tonto has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

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

Tonto covers 149 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Tonto is Jhinkpani, about 18 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 10+ km distance for Tonto.

Tonto is about 38 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 Manjhari tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Manjhari is about 3.5 km away. Jhinkpani is about 18 km away. Chāībāsa is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dorposi (under 2 km), Jaldhar (1.9 km) and Dokata (2.2 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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