RPSC · District of Rajasthan

Tonk: 14.2 lakh people, one story

People
14,21,326
Area
7,194 km²
Literacy
61.58%
Sex ratio
952
Big number14.2 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 198 to every km².See the numbers →

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TonkRajasthan

The history, places and schemes of Tonk are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Tonk in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population14.2 lakh#23/33 in Rajasthan
Area7,194 km²#18/33 in Rajasthan
Population density198 per km²#19/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 200
Sex ratio952 females per 1000 males#10/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 928
Child sex ratio (0–6)892 girls per 1000 boys#20/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 888
Literacy rate61.58%#23/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 66.11
Female literacy45.45%#27/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 52.12
Urban population22.4%#11/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 24.9

People & society

61.6% can read. 952 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
77.179.2
Female literacy
45.452.1
Scheduled Castes
20.317.8
Scheduled Tribes
12.513.5
Living in towns
22.424.9

Gender literacy gap: 31.7 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 87.5%
  • Muslim 10.8%
  • Jain 1.6%

    Sectors at a glance

    68 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    6.5 lakh workers, 45.7% of all people

    This district
    Rajasthan
    • Cultivators 50.2%
    • Farm labourers 17.5%
    • Household industry 2.5%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 29.8%

      Schemes & development

      Only 42% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      41.646.6
      Latrine at home
      13.124.4
      Tap water
      15.428.3
      LPG / PNG
      8.515.9
      Phone
      49.849.2
      Television
      21.926.2
      Bicycle
      24.619.9
      Two-wheeler
      17.916.7

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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