Tongra

Coordinates: 24°02′57″N 87°15′34″E / 24.049131°N 87.259422°E / 24.049131; 87.259422
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Tongra
Village
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Shikaripara
Websitedumka.nic.in

Tongra is a village in the

state of Jharkhand
.

Geography

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Mayurakshi River
Ajay River
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Massanjore Dam
Rasikpur
CT
Rasikpur (CT)
Purana
Dumka
CT
Purana Dumka (CT)
Dudhani
CT
Dudhani, Dumka (CT)
Karmatanr
CT
Karmatanr, Jamtara (CT)
Mihijam
M
Mihijam (M)
Jamtara
M
Jamtara (M)
Basukinath
M
Basukinath (M)
Dumka
M
Dumka (M)
Madhupur
M
Madhupur, Deoghar (M)
Jasidih
M
Jasidih (M)
Deoghar
M
Deoghar (M)
Narayanpur
R
Narayanpur, Jamtara (R)
Nala
R
Nala, Jamtara (R)
Kundahit
R
Kundahit (R)
Fatehpur
R
Fatehpur, Jamtara (R)
Bindapathar
R
Bindapathar (R)
Basudih
R
Basudih (R)
Bagdahari
R
Bagdahari (R)
Tongra
RV
Taljhari
R
Taljhari, Dumka (R)
Shikaripara
R
Shikaripara, Dumka (R)
Saraiyahat
R
Saraiyahat, Dumka (R)
Ranishwar
R
Ranishwar, Dumka (R)
Ramgarh
R
Ramgarh, Dumka (village) (R)
Masalia
R
Masalia, Dumka (village) (R)
Maluti
R
Maluti (R)
Kathikund
R
Kathikund, Dumka (R)
Jarmundi
R
Jarmundi, Dumka (R)
Jama
R
Jama, Dumka (village) (R)
Hansdiha
R
Hansdiha (R)
Gopikandar
R
Gopikandar, Dumka (R)
Sarwan
R
Sarwan, Deoghar (village) (R)
Sarath
R
Sarath, Deoghar (village) (R)
Palojori
R
Palojori, Deoghar (R)
Mohanpur
R
Mohanpur, Deoghar (village) (R)
Margomunda
R
Margomunda, Deoghar (R)
Karon
R
Karon, Deoghar (village) (R)
Devipur
R
Devipur, Deoghar (village) (R)
Sonaraithari
R
Sonaraithari, Deoghar (R)
Chitra
R
Chitra, Deoghar (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,
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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.[1]

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Area

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

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).[2]

Civic administration

Police station

There is a police station at Tongra.[3]

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.[4]

References

  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.
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