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About Toosa Village

Toosa is a large village in Raikot tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,115, made up of 1,654 males and 1,461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 628 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Toosa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Toosa village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Raikot
Pincode 141105
Area (hectares) 628 hectares
Population 3,115
Male Population 1,654
Female Population 1,461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Toosa compares

By the 2011 count Toosa is the 14th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents. Its 628 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Toosa

Toosa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Toosa as Available within 5 - 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 Toosa from other places

Toosa lies about 26 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Dhat, about 11 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 Toosa
Nearest railway station Dhat 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Raikot 12 km
Nearest town Rāikot 12 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 26 km

Villages closest to Toosa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Toosa village had a population of 3,115. That makes it the 14th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents.

Toosa village has 1,654 males and 1,461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Toosa has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Toosa is 141105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Toosa covers 628 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Toosa falls under Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Toosa is Dhat, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Toosa.

Toosa is about 26 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Toosa is in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district. Dhat is about 11 km away. Raikot is about 12 km away. Rāikot is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rattowal (under 2 km), Leel (2.1 km) and Halwara (3.0 km).

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

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