# Tona Village, Bhangar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhangar - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Tona

Tona is a village in Bhangar - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,915 people in 1,802 households**, the 4th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.

- 8,915people (2011)
- 1,802households
- 78.2%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tona

Of every 100 households in Tona in 2011, 55 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Tona · ■ Bhangar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**19%

Tap water ****16%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**93%

Use banking services ****33%**

**32%

Television ****23%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****16%**

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Tona?

■ Tona · ■ Bhangar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**74.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**962

Working population ****30.0%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 73.5% for women. 53% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 381 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 602 (23%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 918 (34%) · **■** Marginal 756 (28%)

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 Bhangar - II

- Bamunia15,582 people
- Pitha Pukuria11,078 people
- Uttar Kasipur10,782 people
- Uttar Kathalia8,628 people
- Hadia7,921 people
- Benota7,850 people
- Majerhat7,797 people

[All 60 villages in Bhangar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bhangar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tona?8,915 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tona in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bhangar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Tona?78.2% (Census 2011)