About Tora Village

Tora is a large village in Sarmera tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,692, made up of 1,876 males and 1,816 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395 hectares hectares.

Tora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tora village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Sarmera
Area (hectares)	395 hectares
Population	3,692
Male Population	1,876
Female Population	1,816
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tora compares

By the 2011 count Tora is the 12th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,537 residents. Its 395 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Tora

Tora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tora as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tora from other places

Tora lies about 37 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 8.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Tora
Tehsil headquarters	Sarmera	2.2 km
Nearest town	Bar Bigha	6.5 km
Nearest railway station	Sarsa Jamalpur	8.6 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	37 km

Villages closest to Tora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarmera tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Tora

As per the Census of India 2011, Tora village had a population of 3,692. That makes it the 12th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,537 residents.

Tora village has 1,876 males and 1,816 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tora has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Tora covers 395 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tora falls under Sarmera tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tora is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 8.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tora.

Tora is about 37 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tora is in Sarmera tehsil of Nalanda district. Sarmera is about 2.2 km away. Bar Bigha is about 6.5 km away. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.