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About Tonkali Village

Tonkali is a small village in Shadhora tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 495, made up of 254 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340 hectares hectares.

Tonkali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tonkali village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Shadhora
Area (hectares) 340 hectares
Population 495
Male Population 254
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tonkali compares

By the 2011 count Tonkali is the 53rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 759 residents. Its 340 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Tonkali

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

Tonkali lies about 9.1 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Ratikheda, about 6.3 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 Tonkali
Nearest railway station Ratikheda 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Shadhora 9.1 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 9.1 km

Villages closest to Tonkali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tonkali village had a population of 495. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 759 residents.

Tonkali village has 254 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tonkali has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 913.

Tonkali covers 340 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tonkali falls under Shadhora tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tonkali is Ratikheda, about 6.3 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 Tonkali.

Tonkali is about 9.1 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tonkali is in Shadhora tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Ratikheda is about 6.3 km away. Shadhora is about 9.1 km away. Ashoknagar is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khejra Nai (under 2 km), Akhai Krishna (2.0 km) and Bhensarwas (2.3 km).

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

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