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About Tora Village

Tora is a mid sized village in Bagicha tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 822, made up of 399 males and 423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 673.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495689, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tora village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Bagicha
Pincode 495689
Area (hectares) 673.01 hectares
Population 822
Male Population 399
Female Population 423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tora compares

By the 2011 count Tora is the 74th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 673.01 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

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 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sutri, Tamaya, Tambakachhar and Tangardih. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 822. That makes it the 74th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Tora village has 399 males and 423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tora has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Tora is 495689. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tora covers 673.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tora falls under Bagicha tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Tora notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Tora is in Bagicha tehsil of Jashpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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