About Tomka Forest Block Village

Tomka Forest Block is one of the larger villages in Tomka tehsil, in the district of Jajapur, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,696, made up of 7,092 males and 6,604 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21912 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 755019, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tomka Forest Block Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tomka Forest Block village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Jajapur
Tehsil	Tomka
Pincode	755019
Area (hectares)	21912 hectares
Population	13,696
Male Population	7,092
Female Population	6,604
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Tomka Forest Block compares

By the 2011 count Tomka Forest Block is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,071 residents. Its 21912 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Tomka Forest Block

Tomka Forest Block 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 Tomka Forest Block as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tomka Forest Block from other places

Tomka Forest Block lies about 17 km from Jajapur, and the nearest railway station is Tomka Jn., about under 2 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 Tomka Forest Block
Tehsil headquarters	Tomka	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Tomka Jn.	under 2 km
District headquarters	Jajapur	17 km
Nearest town	Anandpur	21 km

Villages closest to Tomka Forest Block

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tomka 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 Tomka Forest Block

As per the Census of India 2011, Tomka Forest Block village had a population of 13,696. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,071 residents.

Tomka Forest Block village has 7,092 males and 6,604 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tomka Forest Block has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Tomka Forest Block is 755019. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tomka Forest Block covers 21912 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tomka Forest Block falls under Tomka tehsil of Jajapur district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Tomka Forest Block is Tomka Jn., about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Tomka Forest Block.

Tomka Forest Block is about 17 km from Jajapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tomka Forest Block is in Tomka tehsil of Jajapur district. Tomka is about under 2 km away. Tomka Jn. is about under 2 km away. Jajapur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sainkula (17 km), Kumbhanagara (27 km) and Bangarakota (31 km).

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