Village · Dadi, Hazaribagh
# Tongi

Tongi is a village in Dadi sub-district of Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand, PIN code 829101. The 2011 Census counted 2,399 people in 499 households, the 8th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.
- 2,399 people (2011)
- 499 households
- 69.8% literacy
- 829101 PIN code

## Tongi PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Tongi is 829101. Tongi falls in Dadi sub-district, Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 829101
- Gram panchayat Tongi
- Community development block Dadi
- Census village code 368936

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Tongi from nearby towns?
- Dadi (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road
- Hazaribagh (district HQ) 54 km by road
- Ramgarh (nearest town) 24 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Tongi?

24 services counted by the Census are inside Tongi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● ITI / vocational school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Railway station In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ATM In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Hazaribagh
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Tongi known for?

The main crops are rice. About 36% of the 541 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Tongi

Of every 100 households in Tongi in 2011, 99 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Tongi · ■ Dadi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 99% 67%
- Toilet within the home 28% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 66% 90%
- Tap water 36% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 33% 16%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 27% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 0% 17%
- Use banking services 69% 66%
- Television 50% 34%
- Mobile phone 52% 56%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 24% 21%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 2%
- None of these assets 20% 12%
- Own their home 67% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Tongi?

■ Tongi · ■ Dadi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 69.8% 65.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 885 954
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 917 939
- Working population 27.4% 40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 59.5% for women. 44% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 61 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 6 (1%) · ■ Household industry 7 (1%) · ■ Other work 283 (43%) · ■ Marginal 300 (46%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dadi
- Kanki 3,669 people
- Husir 3,464 people
- Misrainmorha 3,187 people
- Rikba 2,871 people
- Banskudra 2,252 people
- Rabodh 2,163 people
- Hanhemorha 1,924 people
- Padrangi 1,822 people

All 25 villages in Dadi

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Tongi? 829101
- How far is Tongi from Hazaribagh? 54 km by road
- What is the population of Tongi? 2,399 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tongi in? Hazaribagh district (Dadi sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Tongi? 69.8% (Census 2011)

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