Tonk | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
Coordinates: | 26.1145°N 81.1205°W[1] |
Subdivision Type: | Country India |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Raebareli |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 1.308 |
Population Total: | 642 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Registration Plate: | UP-35 |
Tonk is a village in Dalmau block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 10 km from Dalmau, the block headquarters. As of 2011, it has a population of 642 people, in 120 households.[2] It has no schools and no healthcare facilities.[2]
After the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the village of Tonk was granted to Raja Mahesh Narain Singh of Parhat in Pratapgarh district.[3]
The 1961 census recorded Tonk as comprising 2 hamlets, with a total population of 357 people (182 male and 175 female), in 50 households and 47 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 332 acres.[4]
The 1981 census recorded Tonk as having a population of 383 people, in 67 households, and having an area of 129.50 hectares.[5] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[5]