Toto, Gumla Explained

Toto
Settlement Type:Census Town
Pushpin Map:India Jharkhand#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jharkhand, India
Coordinates:23.1455°N 84.5037°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:2.9029
Population Total:5237
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages *
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:835297
Area Code:06524
Registration Plate:JH 07
Blank1 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank1 Info Sec1:80.27%
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank3 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency

Toto is a census town in the Gumla CD block in the Gumla subdivision of the Gumla district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

Location

Toto is located at 22.1455°N 84.5037°W

Area overview

The map alongside presents a rugged area, consisting partly of flat-topped hills called pat and partly of an undulating plateau, in the south-western portion of Chota Nagpur Plateau. Three major rivers – the Sankh, South Koel and North Karo - along with their numerous tributaries, drain the area. The hilly area has large deposits of Bauxite. 93.7% of the population lives in rural areas.[1] [2]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Gumla, Toto covered an area of . Among the civic amenities, it had of roads with both closed and open drains, the protected water supply involved uncovered well, hand pump. It had 564 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities, it had 10 hospitals, 9 dispensaries, 9 health centres, 1 family welfare centre, 1 maternity and child welfare centre, 1 maternity homes, 1 veterinary hospital, 3 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 5 primary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 secondary schools, other educational facilities at Gumla, away It had 1 non-formal education centre (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan). An important commodity it produced was timber. It had the branch offices of 1 nationalised bank, 1 cooperative bank.[3]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Toto had a total population of 5,237, of which 2,709 (52%) were males and 2,528 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 797. The total number of literate persons in Toto was 3,564 (80.27% of the population over 6 years).[4]

(*For language details see Gumla block#Language and religion)

Education

Sishu Mandir Toto is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1989. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class X. The school has a library with 100 books. [5]

Government High School Toto is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1964. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X. The school has a playground and a library with 380 books. [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Census Handbook, Gumla, Series 21, Part XII A. page 7: Natural Divisions, Page 38: 2011 Census Findings–Population and its Distribution . Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 29 October 2021.
  2. Web site: Chota Nagpur plateau . Britannica. 29 October 2021.
  3. Web site: District Census Handbook, Gumla, Series 21, Part XII A. Pages 510-514. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 25 October 2021.
  4. Web site: District Census Handbook, Gumla, Series 21, Part XII B. Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 376061, pages 138-139. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 25 October 2021.
  5. Web site: Project Girls High School Palkot. Schools.org . 25 October 2021.
  6. Web site: Govt HS Toto. Schools.org . 25 October 2021.