Tonk, India

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Tonk
City
Nickname: 
Nawabi Nagari
Tonk is located in Rajasthan
Tonk
Tonk
Tonk is located in India
Tonk
Tonk
Coordinates: 26°10′N 75°47′E / 26.17°N 75.78°E / 26.17; 75.78Category:Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlasCategory:Coordinates on Wikidata
Country India
StateRajasthan
DistrictTonk
Government
 • BodyNagar Parishad
Elevation
289 m (948 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
165,294
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeRJ-IN
Vehicle registrationRJ-26
Websitewww.tonk.rajasthan.gov.in

Tonk is a town in Tonk district of the Indian state of Rajasthan. The town of Tonk is situated 95 km (60 mi) by road south from Jaipur, near the right bank of the Banas River. It is the administrative headquarters of Tonk District. Tonk was also the capital of the eponymous princely state of British India from 1817 to 1947. Kamal Amrohi's movie Razia Sultan was shot in Tonk in 1981–82. Famous places in Tonk include: Shahi Jama Masjid, Bisalpur Dam, Arabic Persian Research Institute, Sunhari Kothi, Hathi Bhata, haadi rani ka kund, Annapurna Dungri Ganesh Temple, Rasiya Ki Tekri, Kidwai Park, Ghantaghar, Kamdhenu Circle, Nehru Garden, and Chaturbhuj Talab Lake. Tonk is popularly known as the “City of Nawabs” (Nawabon ka Sheher), owing to its legacy as Rajasthan’s only princely state governed by a line of Muslim Nawabs, leaving a lasting influence on its culture, architecture, and traditions..[1]

Demographics

Religion in Tonk (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 50.31%
Islam
 
 47.18%
Jainism
 
 2.34%
Other or not stated
 
 0.17%
Distribution of religions

In the 2011 Indian census,[3] Tonk had a population of 165,294, with 48% being female. 14% of the population is age six and under. Tonk has an average literacy rate of 68.62%: 77.68% in males, and 59.18% in females. In terms of religion, 48% were Muslim, 50% were Hindu, 1.8% were Jain and 0.2% others.

Languages of Tonk (2011)[4]
  1. Hindi (59.1%)
  2. Urdu (23.6%)
  3. Dhundari (8.74%)
  4. Rajasthani (7.54%)
  5. Others (1.08%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 59.06% of the population spoke Hindi, 23.58% Urdu, 8.74% Dhundari and 7.54% Rajasthani as their first language.[4]

Amir Khan (1769–1834), a leader of Pashtun descent from Salarzai sub-clan of Yusufzai Tribe, Village Jawarai (Jowar) of District Buner, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In 1806, Khan conquered the area, taking it from a retreating regime Yashwant Rao Holkar. The British government captured it in turn. Khan then received the state of Tonk from the British Government who returned it.[5] In 1817, after the Third Anglo-Maratha War, Amir Khan submitted to the British East India Company and kept his territory of Tonk while receiving the title of Nawab.[6] Tonk was founded one year later after Khan was granted land by the ruler of Indore.

A municipality was established at Tonk in 1885.[7]

Black deer (Krishna Mrug) are found in abundance in Rani Pura Gram Panchayat in Uniara subdivision of Tonk district. The state government has declared it a protected area for their conservation.[8]

See also

References

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