Tona Population, Caste, Working Data South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Tona is a village situated in Bhangar - II block of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,802 families residing in the village Tona. The total population of Tona is 8,915 out of which 4,678 are males and 4,237 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tona is 906.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tona village is 1198 which is 13% of the total population. There are 630 male children and 568 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tona is 902 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (906) of Tona village.

Population
8,915
Families
1,802
Literacy
78.15%
Sex Ratio
906

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tona is 78.2%. Thus Tona village has higher literacy rate compared to 67.8% of South Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 82.39% and the female literacy rate is 73.48% in Tona village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Tona village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Tona Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Tona village.

Total Male Female
Children 1,198 630 568
Literacy 78.15% 82.39% 73.48%
Scheduled Caste 2,101 1,094 1,007
Scheduled Tribe 64 40 24
Illiterate 2,884 1,343 1,541

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Tona village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Tona village out of total population, 2,672 were engaged in work activities. 71.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,672 workers engaged in Main Work, 381 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 602 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,916 1,816 100
Cultivators 381 363 18
Agriculture Labourer 602 570 32
Household Industries 15 13 2
Other Workers 918 870 48
Marginal Workers 756 675 81
Non Working 6,243 2,187 4,056

Nearby Villages to Tona,

Below are the list of villages near Tona village in Bhangar - II.

Village Population
Uttar Gazipur 3,628
Uttar Swarup Nagar 1,567
Uriaparaur 4,893
Dakshin Swarup Nagar 2,143
Anantapur 3,140
Shyamnagar 5,078
Swastayan Gachhi 6,966
Jaynagar 4,921
Tara Hadia 1,390
Naoabad 4,975

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