# Tonk District, Rajasthan – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population

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District · Rajasthan 

# Tonk district

Tonk is a district of Rajasthan, 23rd of 33 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,421,326 people** in 7 sub-districts, 8 towns and 1,183 villages; 22% lived in towns. The largest town is [Tonk](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/tonk/tonk/tonk/) (165,294).

- 1,421,326people (2011)
- 7sub-districts
- 8towns
- 61.6%literacy

## Who lives in Tonk?

Tonk had **1,421,326 people** at the 2011 Census — 2.1% of Rajasthan's population and 23rd of 33 districts of Rajasthan by population. There were 952 women for every 1,000 men (above the Rajasthan figure of 928; 10th of 33 districts of Rajasthan). Among children under 7 the ratio was 892 girls per 1,000 boys (the Rajasthan figure is 888). An average household had 5.3 people, against 5.4 across Rajasthan.

## How literate is Tonk?

61.6% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Rajasthan's 66.1%), 23rd of 33 districts of Rajasthan. Men were at 77.1% and women at 45.4% — a gap of 31.7 points (it is 27.1 points across Rajasthan). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Niwai](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/tonk/niwai/) (64.6%) and lowest in [Peeplu](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/tonk/peeplu/) (57.2%).

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

## What do people in Tonk do for a living?

45.7% of people worked in 2011 (women: 40.0%). Of all workers, 42% farmed their own land, 8% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 24% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 24% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 51% of workers here, against 40% across Rajasthan. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Peeplu](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/tonk/peeplu/) (65% of workers in farming) and the least is [Tonk](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/tonk/tonk/) (34% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 42 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (8%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 24 (24%) · **■** Marginal 24 (24%)

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

## Cities and towns of Tonk

22.4% of people lived in towns and cities (below Rajasthan's 24.9%), 11th of 33 districts of Rajasthan. The Census counted 8 towns: 6 statutory towns with a municipality and 2 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Tonk](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/tonk/tonk/tonk/) with 165,294 people, home to 52% of the urban population.

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

## Villages of Tonk

Tonk had 1,183 census villages, 1,116 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 989 people; 19 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Dooni](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/tonk/deoli/dooni/) (11,295), [Diggi](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/tonk/malpura/diggi/) (11,070), [Banetha](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/tonk/uniara/banetha/) (8,330), [Deoli](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/tonk/deoli/deoli/) (8,007) and [Nasirda](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/tonk/deoli/nasirda/) (7,440).

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

## Tonk district in history

The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Tonk district as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed.

> TONK, a native state of India, in the Rajputana agency. It consists of six isolated tracts, some of which are under the Central India agency. Total area, 2553 sq. m.; total population (1901), 273,201; estimated revenue £77,000. The chief, whose title is nawab, is a Mahommedan of Afghan descent. The founder of the family was Amir Khan, the notorious Pindari leader at the beginning of the 19th century, who received the present territory on submitting to the British in 1817. The nawab Mahommed Ibrahim Ali Khan, G.C.I.E., succeeded in 1867, and was one of the few chiefs who attended both Lord Lytton's Durbar in 1877 and the Delhi Durbar of 5903 as rulers of their states. The late minister, Sir Sahibzada Obeidullah Khan, was deputed on political duty to Peshawar during the Tirah campaign of 1897. Grain, cotton, opium and hides are the chief exports. Two of the outlying tracts of the state are served by two railways. Distress was caused by drought in 1899-1900. The town of Tonk is situated 1462 ft. above sea-level, 60 m. by road south from Jaipur, near the right bank of the river Banas. It is surrounded by a wall, with a mud fort. It has a high school, the Walter female hospital under a lady superintendent, and a hospital for males.

Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica).

Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted.

## Population of Tonk compared with Rajasthan

■ Tonk · ■ Rajasthan

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%**

**66.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**888

Working population ****45.7%**

**43.6%

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

## Homes and amenities in Tonk

Of every 100 households in Tonk in 2011, 59 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Tonk · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

Toilet within the home ****19%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

Tap water ****22%**

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

Use banking services ****66%**

Television ****31%**

Mobile phone ****68%**

Computer with internet ****1%**

Two-wheeler ****26%**

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

None of these assets ****19%**

Own their home ****96%**

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

## Sub-districts of Tonk

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Malpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/tonk/malpura/) 240,909 160 1 

[Peeplu](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/tonk/peeplu/) 117,644 126 0 

[Niwai](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/tonk/niwai/) 245,787 209 2 

[Tonk](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/tonk/tonk/) 286,808 132 1 

[Todaraisingh](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/tonk/todaraisingh/) 146,870 148 1 

[Deoli](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/tonk/deoli/) 214,408 186 1 

[Uniara](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/tonk/uniara/) 168,900 222 2 

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

## Cities and towns in Tonk

- Tonk · 165,294
- Niwai · 37,765
- Malpura · 36,028
- Todaraisingh · 23,559
- Deoli · 22,065
- Banasthali · 12,835
- Uniara · 12,551
- Aligarh · 7,626

## Largest villages in Tonk

- Dooni · 11,295
- Diggi · 11,070
- Banetha · 8,330
- Deoli · 8,007
- Nasirda · 7,440
- Pachewar · 7,332
- Chand Sen · 6,828
- Lawa · 6,799
- Rajmahal · 6,722
- Lamba Hari Singh · 6,671
- Niwai · 6,642
- Peeplu · 6,407
- Thanwala · 6,143
- Jhilai · 5,758
- Nagar Fort · 5,647
- Shop · 5,482
- Tordi · 5,453
- Anwa · 5,445
- Nagar · 5,165
- Raholi · 4,970

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

## Quick answers

- How many sub-districts are in Tonk?7: Malpura, Peeplu, Niwai, Tonk, Todaraisingh, Deoli, Uniara
- What is the population of Tonk district?1,421,326 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Tonk?Tonk