Tonk, India
City in Rajasthan, India
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Demographics
In the 2011 Indian census, 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.
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.
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. 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. Tonk was founded one year later after Khan was granted land by the ruler of Indore.
A municipality was established at Tonk in 1885.
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.