# Tona Village, Barasat - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Barasat - II, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Tona

Tona is a village in Barasat - II sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,052 people in 654 households**, the 21st largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 3,052people (2011)
- 654households
- 73.3%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tona

Of every 100 households in Tona in 2011, 46 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Tona · ■ Barasat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**16%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**91%

Use banking services ****26%**

**40%

Television ****8%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****42%**

**22%

Own their home ****77%**

**95%

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 Tona?

■ Tona · ■ Barasat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**952

Working population ****39.3%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 70.6% for women. 58% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 79 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 163 (14%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 747 (62%) · **■** Marginal 196 (16%)

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 Barasat - II

- Sondalia3,408 people
- Khamar Rameshwarpur3,363 people
- Mudia3,317 people
- Shanberiabada3,298 people
- Krishnapur Madanpur3,015 people
- Dadpur2,996 people
- Birpur2,975 people
- Khari Baria2,948 people

[All 77 villages in Barasat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/barasat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tona?3,052 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tona in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Barasat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Tona?73.3% (Census 2011)