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Toto
Census Town
TotoLocation in Jharkhand, IndiaShow map of JharkhandTotoToto (India)Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°08′44″N 84°30′13″E / 23.145464°N 84.503667°E / 23.145464; 84.503667
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Government
• Type	Federal democracy
Area
• Total	2.9029 km (1.1208 sq mi)
Population
• Total	5,237
• Density	1,800/km (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.nic.in

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

Location

Toto is located at 22°08′44″N 84°30′13″E / 22.145464°N 84.503667°E / 22.145464; 84.503667

Area overview

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.

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

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Gumla, Toto covered an area of 2.9029 km (1.1208 sq mi). Among the civic amenities, it had five km (3.1 mi) 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, ten km (6.2 mi) 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.

Demographics

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).

(*For language details see Gumla block#Language and religion)

Education

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.

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.

References

1. "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.
2. "Chota Nagpur plateau". Britannica. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
3. "District Census Handbook, Gumla, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 510-514. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
4. "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.
5. "Project Girls High School Palkot". Schools.org. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
6. "Govt HS Toto". Schools.org. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

• Cities and towns in Gumla district