Tonkali observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.
By population, Tonkali ranks #50 of 98 villages in Shadhora mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Tonkali is a village of 495 people in 97 households (Census 2011) in Shadhora tehsil, Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh, the 50th-largest of 98 villages in Shadhora tehsil. Literacy is 48%, 8 points below the tehsil average of 56% and the sex ratio is 949 women per 1,000 men. It lies 17 km from the Ashoknagar district centre, 38 km from Jakhalon, the nearest town, 6 km from Ratikheda railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 473330, served by Shadora post office; the LGD village code is 500608. The nearest hospital or health centre is Lifeline Hospital, 9 km away. The sarpanch is Vinit Sharma. The population is estimated at 584 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bhensarwas →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonkali · this village | 495 | 48% | — |
| Khejra Nai · Shadhora | 351 | 40% | 1.5 km SW |
| Dogra · Deori | 231 | 52% | 1.7 km E |
| Dongra Pachhar · Ashoknagar | 1,351 | 49% | 1.9 km SE |
| Bhensarwas · Isagarh | 441 | 48% | 2.3 km SW |
| Bhensarwas · Shadhora | 1,202 | 55% | 2.3 km SW |
| Bhonra Khati · Ashoknagar | 407 | 50% | 3.2 km E |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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