# Tongalabad Village, Chandur Railway, Amravati (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chandur Railway, Amravati 

# Tongalabad

Tongalabad is a village in Chandur Railway sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **991 people in 248 households**, the 26th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.7%.

- 991people (2011)
- 248households
- 86.1%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Tongalabad PIN code and other codes

Tongalabad falls in Chandur Railway sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChandur Railway
- Census village code533235

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

## How far is Tongalabad from nearby towns?

- Chandur Railway (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)35 km by road
- Chandur (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 Tongalabad?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rajura
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nandgaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Tongalabad known for?

About 95% of the 676 hectares of village land is sown, and 601 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 Tongalabad

Of every 100 households in Tongalabad in 2011, 73 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tongalabad · ■ Chandur Railway rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**65%

Tap water ****37%**

**58%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**43%

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

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****68%**

**65%

Television ****24%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**40%

Own their home ****90%**

**94%

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 Tongalabad?

■ Tongalabad · ■ Chandur Railway rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%**

**85.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**924

Working population ****54.6%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 81.6% for women. 59% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 75 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 302 (56%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 33 (6%) · **■** Marginal 123 (23%)

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 Chandur Railway

- Jawra1,189 people
- Lalkhed1,130 people
- Kalamjapur1,072 people
- Nimbha1,009 people
- Baslapur983 people
- Jawala966 people
- Chandur Wadi958 people
- Supalwada937 people

[All 92 villages in Chandur Railway](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chandur-railway/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Tongalabad from Amravati?35 km by road
- What is the population of Tongalabad?991 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tongalabad in?Amravati district (Chandur Railway sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Tongalabad?86.1% (Census 2011)