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About Tonga Village

Tonga is a large village in Sabalgarh tehsil, in the district of Morena, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,159, made up of 1,179 males and 980 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 831 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1630 hectares hectares.

Tonga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tonga village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Morena
Tehsil Sabalgarh
Area (hectares) 1630 hectares
Population 2,159
Male Population 1,179
Female Population 980
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 831
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tonga compares

By the 2011 count Tonga is the 21st largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents. Its 1630 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 851.

Getting to Tonga

Tonga 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 Tonga as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Tonga from other places

Tonga lies about 63 km from Morena, and the nearest railway station is Sabalgarh, about 2.6 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 Tonga
Nearest railway station Sabalgarh 2.6 km
District headquarters Morena 63 km

Villages closest to Tonga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tonga village had a population of 2,159. That makes it the 21st largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents.

Tonga village has 1,179 males and 980 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tonga has about 831 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 851.

Tonga covers 1630 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tonga falls under Sabalgarh tehsil of Morena district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tonga is Sabalgarh, about 2.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tonga.

Tonga is about 63 km from Morena in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tonga is in Sabalgarh tehsil of Morena district. Sabalgarh is about 2.6 km away. Morena is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gudaya Maphi (1.6 km), Pason Kalan (2.2 km) and Ranipura (2.3 km).

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

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