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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
LADDU BAI
Contact: 96****9974
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- LGD code
- 472415
- Pincode
- 465550
- Post office
- Barode
- Population
- 999
- Households
- 197
- Literacy rate
- 48.8%
- Sex ratio
- 871 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 489
- Distance to district centre
- 23 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 2 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 169 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 550 km
- Nearest railway station
- Talavli · 30 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dag Hospital · 14 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Tonkada compares
By population, Tonkada ranks #45 of 139 villages in Badod mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.8%
+0.1% vs mandal average
- Tonkada
- 48.8%
- Badod mandal
- 48.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
871
−81 vs mandal average
- Tonkada
- 871
- Badod mandal
- 952
Household size
people per home
5.1
Same as the mandal average
- Tonkada
- 5.1
- Badod mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Tonkada at a glance
Tonkada is a village of 999 people in 197 households (Census 2011) in Badod tehsil, Agar-Malwa district, Madhya Pradesh, the 45th-largest of 139 villages in Badod tehsil. Literacy is 49%, about the same as the tehsil average of 49% and the sex ratio is 871 women per 1,000 men. It lies 23 km from the Agar-Malwa district centre, 13 km from Dag, the nearest town, 30 km from Talavli railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 465550, served by Barode post office; the LGD village code is 472415. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dag Hospital, 14 km away. The sarpanch is LADDU BAI, and the village votes in Agar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Madhav Singh. The population is estimated at 1,178 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonkada · this village | 999 | 49% | — |
| Iklera Badod · Badod | 601 | 71% | 2.2 km S |
| Bardiya Jogi · Badod | 432 | 28% | 2.3 km NE |
| Rapadi · Badod | 847 | 53% | 2.9 km E |
| Kasba Badod · Badod | — | — | 3.2 km N |
| Khatakhedi Badnagar · Badod | 528 | 84% | 3.4 km SW |
| Amba Badod · Badod | 1,569 | 56% | 3.9 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Tonkada
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BADOD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 114
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 928.34
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 226.46
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Tonkada
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Tonkada
- LGD code
- 472415
- Pincode
- 465550
- Post office
- Barode
- Population (Census 2011)
- 999
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,178
- Households
- 197
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 871
- Literacy rate
- 48.8%
- Coordinates
- 23.81664°N, 75.87343°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dewas
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Agar
- Member of Parliament
- Mahendra Solanki
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Madhav Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- LADDU BAI
- Block / Mandal
- Badod
Getting there
How to reach Tonkada
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal169 kmcapital
- Delhi550 km
- Mumbai611 km
- Hyderabad765 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationTalavli30 km
- Hospital / PHCDag Hospital14 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 465550
Villages near Tonkada
Other villages in Badod mandal
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- Gangapur
- Madkota
- Kheda Narela
- Barda Barkheda
- Janhagirpura
- Bija Nagri
- Nipaniya Hanuman
- Khajuri Badod
- Harnawada
- Dabadiya
- Jhalara Badod
- Mahudiya Barod
- Amba Badod
- Bhadwasa
- Jaisinghpura
- Chipya
- Dhabla Sondhya
- Garbada
- Jamunya Badod
- Kulmadi
- Lala
- Dhabla Piplon
- Kankdel
- Maru Bardiya
- Guradiya Badod
- Giroli
- Sirpoi
- Asandhya
- Kadwala
- Bilya
- Karnaliya
- Kheriya
- Khajuri Chopda
- Malupura
- Jhounta
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)