How is Tochi's homeland described in the novel, The Year of the Runaways?

Tochi's village, which goes unnamed, and the closest city, Patna, serve as the location for Tochi's backstory and the main events of his life before immigrating. Tochi’s village primarily consists of other chamaars and is highly impoverished—employment opportunities are virtually nonexistent. The village does have the advantage of allowing its inhabitants to be largely self-sufficient by farming and raising livestock. To Tochi, the village is a key symbol of loss and pain—his home was destroyed by outside rioters, and with it his family.