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About Thonga Village

Thonga is a mid sized village in Majhauli tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,897, made up of 927 males and 970 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 643.21 hectares hectares.

Thonga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thonga village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Majhauli
Area (hectares) 643.21 hectares
Population 1,897
Male Population 927
Female Population 970
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Thonga compares

By the 2011 count Thonga is the 21st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 643.21 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Thonga

Thonga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Thonga as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Thonga from other places

Thonga lies about 41 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Joba, about 4.1 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 Thonga
Nearest railway station Joba 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Majhauli 4.4 km
Nearest town Beohāri 30 km
District headquarters Sidhi 41 km

Villages closest to Thonga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thonga village had a population of 1,897. That makes it the 21st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Thonga village has 927 males and 970 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thonga has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Thonga covers 643.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thonga falls under Majhauli tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thonga is Joba, about 4.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Thonga.

Thonga is about 41 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thonga is in Majhauli tehsil of Sidhi district. Joba is about 4.1 km away. Majhauli is about 4.4 km away. Beohāri is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saraiha (under 2 km), Jamua (under 2 km) and Deori (1.8 km).

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

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