# Tongaon Village, Gandhwani, Dhar (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dhar/gandhwani/tongaon/ Village · Gandhwani, Dhar # Tongaon Tongaon is a village in Gandhwani sub-district of Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,551 people in 335 households**, the 26th largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 43.3%. - 1,551people (2011) - 335households - 42.9%literacy - 1,030females per 1,000 males ## Tongaon PIN code and other codes Tongaon falls in Gandhwani sub-district, Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockGandhwani - Census village code475315 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tongaon from nearby towns? - Gandhwani (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Dhar (district HQ)80 km by road - Manawar (nearest town)25 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 Tongaon? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Tongaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Manawar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhamnod - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ 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, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Tongaon known for? The main crops are **makka, soyabean and wheat**. About 81% of the 498 hectares of village land is sown, and 221 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 Tongaon Of every 100 households in Tongaon in 2011, 99 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Tongaon · ■ Gandhwani rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **69% Toilet within the home ****0%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **94% Tap water ****0%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****38%** **40% Television ****1%** **7% Mobile phone ****15%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****79%** **60% Own their home ****100%** **97% 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 Tongaon? ■ Tongaon · ■ Gandhwani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****42.9%** **43.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030** **1009 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026** **983 Working population ****53.9%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 50.5% for men and 35.6% for women. 54% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 566 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (1%) · **■** Marginal 228 (27%) 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 Gandhwani - Sali1,656 people - Kosdana1,637 people - Kota1,582 people - Gyanpura Alias Panchpipilya1,577 people - Songaon1,548 people - Bildari1,536 people - Balwari Khurd1,533 people - Jirabad1,531 people [All 150 villages in Gandhwani](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dhar/gandhwani/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Tongaon from Dhar?80 km by road - What is the population of Tongaon?1,551 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tongaon in?Dhar district (Gandhwani sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Tongaon?42.9% (Census 2011)