Tongra is a village in the Ranishwar CD block in the Dumka Sadar subdivision of the Dumka district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Tongra
Village
Tongra is located in Jharkhand
Tongra
Tongra
Location in Jharkhand, India
Tongra is located in India
Tongra
Tongra
Tongra (India)
Coordinates: 24°02′57″N 87°15′34″E / 24.049131°N 87.259422°E / 24.049131; 87.259422
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictDumka
Population
 (2011)
 • Total989
Languages (*For language details see Ranishwar#Language and religion)
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
814148
Telephone/ STD code06434
Lok Sabha constituencyDumka
Vidhan Sabha constituencyShikaripara
Websitedumka.nic.in

Geography edit

 
 
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B
I
H
A
R
W
E
S
T
B
E
N
G
A
L
Mayurakshi River
Ajay River
Barakar River
Massanjore
Dam
D
Rasikpur
CT
Purana
Dumka
CT
Dudhani
CT
Karmatanr
CT
Mihijam
M
Jamtara
M
Basukinath
M
Dumka
M
Madhupur
M
Jasidih
M
Deoghar
M
Narayanpur
R
Nala
R
Kundahit
R
Fatehpur
R
Bindapathar
R
Basudih
R
Bagdahari
R
Tongra
RV
Taljhari
R
Shikaripara
R
Saraiyahat
R
Ranishwar
R
Ramgarh
R
Masalia
R
Maluti
R
Kathikund
R
Jarmundi
R
Jama
R
Hansdiha
R
Gopikandar
R
Sarwan
R
Sarath
R
Palojori
R
Mohanpur
R
Margomunda
R
Karon
R
Devipur
R
Sonaraithari
R
Chitra
R
Cities, towns and locations in the Deoghar, Dumka and Jamtara districts in Santhal Pargana Division
M: Municipality, CT: census town, R: Rural/ Urban centre, D: Dam,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location edit

Tongra is located at 24°02′57″N 87°15′34″E / 24.049131°N 87.259422°E / 24.049131; 87.259422.

Overview edit

The map shows a large area, which is a plateau with low hills, except in the eastern portion where the Rajmahal hills intrude into this area and the Ramgarh hills are there. The south-western portion is just a rolling upland. The area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.[1]

Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked in the full screen map and one can easily move on to another page of his/her choice. Enlarge the full screen map to see what else is there – one gets railway connections, many more road connections and so on.

Area edit

Tongra has an area of 443.51 hectares (1,095.9 acres).[2]

Demographics edit

According to the 2011 Census of India, Tongra had a population of 989, of which 476 (48%) were males and 513 (52%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 116. The total number of literate persons in Tongra was 873 (54.64% of the population over 6 years).[2]

Civic administration edit

Police station edit

There is a police station at Tongra.[3]

Education edit

Government Middle School Tongra is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1975. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class VIII.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b "District Census Handbook, Dumka, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 25: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  3. ^ "District Police Profile - Dumka". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  4. ^ "UPG MS Tongra". Schools.org. Retrieved 6 November 2020.