Tonkra | |
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Country | India |
Government | |
• Type | Sarpanch |
Area | |
• Total | 1,484 ha (3,667 acres) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,992 |
• Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
Languages | |
Time zone | UTC+5.30 |
Pincode | 323001 |
Village code | 02700700 |
ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
Vehicle registration | RJ-08 |
Sex ratio | 922 ♂/♀ |
Website | bundi |
Tonkra is a small village of 1484 hectares in Hindoli Tehsil in Bundi district, also known as a city of stepwells in the State of Rajasthan, India.[1] The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is elected representative of the village by the local elections. Tonkra depends on BUNDI, the nearest town for all major economic activities.[2] The village has government-provided water facilities that include Two taps, One Well supply, Two tanks, Two tubewells, and One handpump. The villagers also acquire water from some of the natural water sources - Two rivers, Two canals and Two springs. Tonkra is also surrounded by Two lakes. The population of the village depends on the source of drinking water during summer on Handpump. Tonkra's pin code is 323025[3], and village code is 02700700. The area of Tonkra is segregated as 82 hectares irrigated area, 604 hectares unirrigated, the 192 hectare area under culturable waste (including gauchar and groves), and remaining 327.28 hectare area not available for cultivation.
Tonkra has One post office (Tonkra B.O). Tonkra has Two banks and Two credit societies for the regulation of economic activity. The village is also equipped with Two recreational centers.
The village has an uninterrupted 24 hours electric supply from a power grid.
Tonkra is a census village in the district of Bundi, Rajasthan. The village has a total population of 1992 and has total administration over 407 houses which are connected to supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage.
As per the census 2011 report, 1028 people are literate in Tonkra out of which 655 are males and 373 are females.
Tonkra has the following educational facilities:
According to a census 2011 report, 1166 people of the total population are employed. The workforce is 652 male, 514 female with 662 (56.78%) of all workers being employed full-time, this includes 429 males and 233 females. 299 males and 213 females are considered as the main cultivators with the help of 15 male and 5 female agricultural labor. 504 people are reported to work for a marginal period of time in the year.
They depend on the agricultural markets (Mandi) of the nearby towns of Bundi to sell earthen pots and make their living.