# Tongra Village, Hussainabad, Palamu (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Hussainabad, Palamu 

# Tongra

Tongra is a village in Hussainabad sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822116**. The 2011 Census counted **1,005 people in 178 households**, the 44th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.1%.

- 1,005people (2011)
- 178households
- 64.1%literacy
- 822116PIN code

## Tongra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tongra is 822116.** Tongra falls in Hussainabad sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822116
- Gram panchayatKosi
- Community development blockHussainabad
- Census village code365070

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Tongra from nearby towns?

- Hussainabad (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Palamu (district HQ)85 km by road
- Hussainabad (nearest town)9 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Tongra?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Tongra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hussainabad
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hussainabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Medininagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Tongra known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 30% of the 134 hectares of village land is sown, and 204 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Tongra

Of every 100 households in Tongra in 2011, 47 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Tongra · ■ Hussainabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**93%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****26%**

**57%

Television ****5%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**25%

Own their home ****97%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Tongra?

■ Tongra · ■ Hussainabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%**

**64.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****741**

**938

Working population ****29.9%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.8% for men and 52.0% for women. 42% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (16%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (9%) · **■** Marginal 193 (64%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Hussainabad

- Pokhrahi1,162 people
- Kosi1,120 people
- Sewari Alias Mangaldih1,075 people
- Sandha1,047 people
- Pachamba970 people
- Kakoria945 people
- Teta905 people
- Kathaundha Kalan903 people

[All 175 villages in Hussainabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/hussainabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tongra?822116
- How far is Tongra from Palamu?85 km by road
- What is the population of Tongra?1,005 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tongra in?Palamu district (Hussainabad sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Tongra?64.1% (Census 2011)