Tonk Khurd Explained

Tonk Khurd
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Madhya Pradesh#India3
Pushpin Map Alt:Tonk Khurd's location
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates:23.098°N 76.215°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Madhya Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:Division
Subdivision Name2:Ujjain
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Dewas
Subdivision Type4:Tehsil
Subdivision Name4:Tonk Khurd
Government Type:Nagar parishad
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:4
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi and English
Demographics1 Title2:Other
Demographics1 Info2:Malwi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Registration Plate:MP 41
Iso Code:IN-MP

Tonk Khurd is a city in Dewas district, in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the headquarters of Tonk Khurd tehsil[1] and lies north-east of the district headquarters of Dewas and west of the state capital, Bhopal.

Demographics

As of the 2011 India census, Tonk Khurd had a population of spread over households.[2] Males constitute 51.7% of the population and females 48.3%. Tonk Khurd has an average literacy rate of 77.56%, male literacy is 89.09%, and female literacy is 65.46%. 13.84% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Government and politics

Civic administration

Tonk Khurd is administered by a Nagar Parishad (City Council). Its responsibilities include sanitation, street lights, maintenance of birth and death records.

Representation in Parliament and State Assembly

At the state level, Tonk Khurd falls within the Sonkatch (Vidhan Sabha constituency). As of November 2020, its representative in the Vidhan Sabha is Sajjan Singh Verma of the Indian National Congress.[3]

At the national level, the city is falls within the Dewas (Lok Sabha constituency). As of 2019, its Member of Parliament is Mahendra Solanki of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[4]

Education

As of the 2011 census, Tonk Khurd had 10 primary schools, 2 middle schools, 6 secondary schools, 3 senior secondary schools and 1 degree-level college.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census 2011 - Administrative atlas - Madhya Pradesh .
  2. Web site: Census Of India 2011 Tonk Khurd (NP). 18 September 2021.
  3. Web site: Madhya Pradesh Legislative Election 2018- Statistical Report . . 17 September 2021.
  4. Web site: General Election 2019 (Including Vellore PC) . . 19 September 2021.
  5. Web site: Census Of India 2011 - Madhya Pradesh - District Census Handbook - Dewas. 18 September 2021.