Tonk
Village
Map showing Tonk (#950) in Dalmau CD block
Map showing Tonk (#950) in Dalmau CD block
Tonk is located in Uttar Pradesh
Tonk
Tonk
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°06′52″N 81°07′14″E / 26.114515°N 81.120535°E / 26.114515; 81.120535[1]
Country India India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictRaebareli
Area
[2]
 • Total1.308 km2 (0.505 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total642
 • Density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP-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.[3] As of 2011, it has a population of 642 people, in 120 households.[2] It has no schools and no healthcare facilities.[2]

History

After the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the village of Tonk was granted to Raja Mahesh Narain Singh of Parhat in Pratapgarh district.[4]

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.[5] The area of the village was given as 332 acres.[5]

The 1981 census recorded Tonk as having a population of 383 people, in 67 households, and having an area of 129.50 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[3]

References

  1. ^ "GeoNames Search". geonames.nga.mil. Archived from the original on 12 April 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Rae Bareli, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 306–30. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli (PDF). 1982. pp. 164–5. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  4. ^ Nevill, H.R. (1905). Rai Bareli: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXXIX Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. p. 91. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. lxxxii-lxxxiii of section "Dalmau Tahsil". Retrieved 17 August 2021.((cite book)): CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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