Tonk, India

Tonk, India

Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
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locator_position = right | state_name = Rajasthan
district = Tonk
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altitude = 289
population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 135,663| population_density =
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Tonk is a town in Rajasthan state, India. The town of Tonk is situated 1462 ft. above sea-level, 100 km (60 miles) by road south from Jaipur, near the right bank of the Banas River. It is the administrative headquarters of Tonk District. Tonk was also the capital of the eponymous princely state of British India from 1817 to 1947.

Geography

Tonk is located at coord|26.17|N|75.78|E| [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/24/Tonk.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Tonk] ] . It has an average elevation of 289 metres (948 feet).

Demographics

In the 2001 Indian census [GR|India] , Tonk had a population of 135,663. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Tonk has an average literacy rate of 53%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 63%, and female literacy is 43%. In Tonk, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

See also

Sunehri Kothi,Tonk

External links

* [http://www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/ips/t/tonk.html Genealogy of the ruling chiefs of Tonk]

References

*1911


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