Tonk Khurd
{{Short description|City in Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Tonk Khurd
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| settlement_type = Town
| image_map = Tonk Khurd tehsil within Dewas district.png
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| map_caption = Tonk Khurd tehsil within Dewas district
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| pushpin_map_alt = Tonk Khurd's location
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|23.098|76.215|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Madhya Pradesh
| subdivision_type2 = Division
| subdivision_name2 = Ujjain
| subdivision_type3 = District
| subdivision_name3 = Dewas
| subdivision_type4 = Tehsil
| subdivision_name4 = Tonk Khurd
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| government_type = Nagar parishad
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| area_total_km2 = 4
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| population_total = {{formatnum:7979}}
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Hindi and English
| demographics1_title2 = Other
| demographics1_info2 = Malwi
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| registration_plate = MP 41
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Tonk Khurd is a city in Dewas district, in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the headquarters of Tonk Khurd tehsil{{cite web |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/23part3.pdf |title=Census 2011 - Administrative atlas - Madhya Pradesh }} and lies {{cvt|28|km}} north-east of the district headquarters of Dewas and {{cvt|172|km}} west of the state capital, Bhopal.
Demographics
As of the 2011 India census, Tonk Khurd had a population of {{formatnum:7979}} spread over {{formatnum:1409}} households.{{cite web |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=530323 |title=Census Of India 2011 Tonk Khurd (NP)|access-date= 18 September 2021}} Males constitute 51.7% of the population and females 48.3%. Tonk Khurd has an average literacy rate of 77.56%, male literacy is 89.09%, and female literacy is 65.46%. 13.84% of the population is under 6 years of age. {{update after|2022}}
Government and politics
=Civic administration=
Tonk Khurd is administered by a Nagar Parishad (City Council). Its responsibilities include sanitation, street lights, maintenance of birth and death records.
= Representation in Parliament and State Assembly =
At the state level, Tonk Khurd falls within the Sonkatch (Vidhan Sabha constituency). As of November 2020, its representative in the Vidhan Sabha is Sajjan Singh Verma of the Indian National Congress.{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/9685-madhya-pradesh-legislative-election-2018-statistical-report/ |title=Madhya Pradesh Legislative Election 2018- Statistical Report |publisher= Election Commission of India |access-date= 17 September 2021}} {{update after|2023}}
At the national level, the city is falls within the Dewas (Lok Sabha constituency). As of 2019, its Member of Parliament is Mahendra Solanki of the Bharatiya Janata Party.{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/1551-general-election-2019-including-vellore-pc/ |title=General Election 2019 (Including Vellore PC) |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 19 September 2021}}{{update after|2024|5}}
Education
As of the 2011 census, Tonk Khurd had 10 primary schools, 2 middle schools, 6 secondary schools, 3 senior secondary schools and 1 degree-level college.{{cite web |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/23/2320_PART_A_DCHB_DEWAS.pdf |title=Census Of India 2011 - Madhya Pradesh - District Census Handbook - Dewas|access-date=18 September 2021}} {{update after|2022}}
References
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{{Dewas district}}
{{Municipalities of Madhya Pradesh}}
{{Ujjain Division}}