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About Tora Village

Tora is a small village in Dinara tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 290, made up of 154 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99 hectares hectares.

Tora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tora village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Dinara
Area (hectares) 99 hectares
Population 290
Male Population 154
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tora compares

By the 2011 count Tora is the 153rd largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 99 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Tora

Tora is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tora as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 70 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Garhnokha, about 20 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 Dinara 3.2 km
Nearest town Nokha 19 km
Nearest railway station Garhnokha 20 km
District headquarters Rohtas 70 km

Villages closest to Tora

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

Common questions about Tora

As per the Census of India 2011, Tora village had a population of 290. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Tora village has 154 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tora has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Tora covers 99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tora falls under Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tora is Garhnokha, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Tora is about 70 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tora is in Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district. Dinara is about 3.2 km away. Nokha is about 19 km away. Garhnokha is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panditpura (under 2 km), Bariyarpur (under 2 km) and Munra (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Tora today is likely to be higher.

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