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About Tona Village

Tona is a large village in Barasat II tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,052, made up of 1,605 males and 1,447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tona village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Barasat II
Pincode 743423
Area (hectares) 128.22 hectares
Population 3,052
Male Population 1,605
Female Population 1,447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tona compares

By the 2011 count Tona is the 21st largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,486 residents. Its 128.22 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Tona

Tona 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 Tona 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tona from other places

Tona lies about 32 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Sondalia, about 8.0 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 Tona
Nearest railway station Sondalia 8.0 km
Nearest town Dam Dam 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Barasat II 32 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 32 km

Villages closest to Tona

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barasat II 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 Tona

As per the Census of India 2011, Tona village had a population of 3,052. That makes it the 21st largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,486 residents.

Tona village has 1,605 males and 1,447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tona has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Tona is 743423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tona covers 128.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tona falls under Barasat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Tona is Sondalia, about 8.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tona.

Tona is about 32 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tona is in Barasat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Sondalia is about 8.0 km away. Dam Dam is about 15 km away. Barasat II is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khari Baria (4.0 km), Sasan (4.9 km) and Balipur (6.6 km).

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

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