About Tona Village

Tona is one of the larger villages in Bhangar II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,915, made up of 4,678 males and 4,237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 614.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700135, 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	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Bhangar II
Pincode	700135
Area (hectares)	614.27 hectares
Population	8,915
Male Population	4,678
Female Population	4,237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	906
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tona compares

By the 2011 count Tona is the 4th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,112 residents. Its 614.27 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Tona

Tona is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tona 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 10+ 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 24 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kalyanpur, about 8.4 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	Kalyanpur	8.4 km
Nearest town	Baruipur	9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhangar II	24 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	24 km

Villages closest to Tona

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

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Common questions about Tona

As per the Census of India 2011, Tona village had a population of 8,915. That makes it the 4th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,112 residents.

Tona village has 4,678 males and 4,237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tona has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Tona is 700135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tona covers 614.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tona falls under Bhangar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Tona is Kalyanpur, about 8.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Tona.

Tona is about 24 km from South 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 Bhangar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kalyanpur is about 8.4 km away. Baruipur is about 9.7 km away. Bhangar II is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.