Tonk is a town in Rajasthan state, India. The town of Tonk is situated 60 miles 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. In the 2001 Indian census, Tonk had a population of 135,663. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Tonk has an average literacy rate of 53%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 63%, and female literacy is 43%. In Tonk, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age. The famous shrine of Syed Jalaluddin Hyder is situated in Tonk.
