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About Torni Village

Torni is a mid sized village in Kargahar tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,640, made up of 856 males and 784 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328 hectares hectares.

Torni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Torni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Kargahar
Area (hectares) 328 hectares
Population 1,640
Male Population 856
Female Population 784
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Torni compares

By the 2011 count Torni is the 38th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 328 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Torni

Torni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Torni as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Torni from other places

Torni lies about 29 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Kumahu, about 33 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 Torni
Tehsil headquarters Kargahar 29 km
District headquarters Rohtas 29 km
Nearest town Bhabhua 31 km
Nearest railway station Kumahu 33 km

Villages closest to Torni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Torni village had a population of 1,640. That makes it the 38th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Torni village has 856 males and 784 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Torni has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Torni covers 328 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Torni falls under Kargahar tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Torni is Kumahu, about 33 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 5 - 10 km distance for Torni.

Torni is about 29 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Torni is in Kargahar tehsil of Rohtas district. Kargahar is about 29 km away. Rohtas is about 29 km away. Bhabhua is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumra (6.0 km), Baradih (14 km) and Basudhara (14 km).

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

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