About Tora Village

Tora is a mid sized village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,454, made up of 715 males and 739 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 350.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tora village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Nawagarh
Pincode	491337
Area (hectares)	350.93 hectares
Population	1,454
Male Population	715
Female Population	739
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,034
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tora compares

By the 2011 count Tora is the 33rd largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 985 residents. Its 350.93 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

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. 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 Tora from other places

Tora lies about 80 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 38 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	Nawagarh	6.0 km
Nearest town	Bemetāra	16 km
Nearest railway station	Hathbandh	38 km
District headquarters	Durg	80 km

Villages closest to Tora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawagarh 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 1,454. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 985 residents.

Tora village has 715 males and 739 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tora has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Tora is 491337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tora covers 350.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tora falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tora is Hathbandh, about 38 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tora.

Tora is about 80 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tora is in Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district. Nawagarh is about 6.0 km away. Bemetāra is about 16 km away. Hathbandh is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.