About Tonto Village

Tonto is a large village in Tonto tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,226, made up of 1,133 males and 1,093 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 753 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833215, 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	Tonto
Pincode	833215
Area (hectares)	753 hectares
Population	2,226
Male Population	1,133
Female Population	1,093
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ 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 821 residents. Its 753 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 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	2.9 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 Tonto 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 Tonto

As per the Census of India 2011, Tonto village had a population of 2,226. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 821 residents.

Tonto village has 1,133 males and 1,093 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tonto has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Tonto is 833215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tonto covers 753 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tonto falls under Tonto 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village 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 Tonto tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Chaibasa is about 1.9 km away. Chāībāsa is about 2.9 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.