Village in Jharkhand, India
Tongra | |
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Village | |
TongraLocation in Jharkhand, IndiaShow map of JharkhandTongraTongra (India)Show map of India | |
Coordinates: 24°02′57″N 87°15′34″E / 24.049131°N 87.259422°E / 24.049131; 87.259422 | |
Country | India |
State | Jharkhand |
District | Dumka |
Population | |
• Total | 989 |
Languages (*For language details see Ranishwar#Language and religion) | |
• Official | Hindi, Urdu |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 814148 |
Telephone/ STD code | 06434 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Dumka |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Shikaripara |
Website | dumka |
Tongra is a village in the Ranishwar CD block in the Dumka Sadar subdivision of the Dumka district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
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DamD RasikpurCT Purana
DumkaCT DudhaniCT KarmatanrCT MihijamM JamtaraM BasukinathM DumkaM MadhupurM JasidihM DeogharM NarayanpurR NalaR KundahitR FatehpurR BindapatharR BasudihR BagdahariR TongraR TaljhariR ShikariparaR SaraiyahatR RanishwarR RamgarhR MasaliaR MalutiR KathikundR JarmundiR JamaR HansdihaR GopikandarR SarwanR SarathR PalojoriR MohanpurR MargomundaR KaronR DevipurR SonaraithariR ChitraR 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
Tongra is located at 24°02′57″N 87°15′34″E / 24.049131°N 87.259422°E / 24.049131; 87.259422.
Overview
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.
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
Tongra has an area of 443.51 hectares (1,095.9 acres).
Demographics
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).
Civic administration
Police station
There is a police station at Tongra.
Education
Government Middle School Tongra is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1975. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class VIII.
References
- Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ "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.
- "District Police Profile - Dumka". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- "UPG MS Tongra". Schools.org. Retrieved 6 November 2020.