Toto | |
|---|---|
Census Town | |
  Toto Location in Jharkhand, India  Toto Toto (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°08′44″N 84°30′13″E / 23.145464°N 84.503667°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Gumla |
| Government | |
| • Type | Federal democracy |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.9029 km2 (1.1208 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5,237 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi) |
| Languages * | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 835297 |
| Telephone/ STD code | 06524 |
| Vehicle registration | JH 07 |
| Literacy | 80.27% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Lohardaga |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Gumla |
| Website | gumla |
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[edit | edit source]
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Location[edit | edit source]
Toto is located at 22°08′44″N 84°30′13″E / 22.145464°N 84.503667°E
Area overview[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Gumla, Toto covered an area of 2.9029 km2 (1.1208 sq mi). Among the civic amenities, it had 5 km (3.1 mi)[convert: bug, ask for help] 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, 10 km (6.2 mi)[convert: bug, ask for help] 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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "District Census Handbook, Gumla, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). page 7: Natural Divisions, Page 38: 2011 Census Findings–Population and its Distribution. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ↑ "Chota Nagpur plateau". Britannica. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ↑ "District Census Handbook, Gumla, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 510-514. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ↑ "District Census Handbook, Gumla, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 376061, pages 138-139. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ↑ "Project Girls High School Palkot". Schools.org. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ↑ "Govt HS Toto". Schools.org. Retrieved 25 October 2021.