About Tora Village

Tora is a mid sized village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 760, made up of 394 males and 366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 499115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tora village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raigarh
Tehsil	Baramkela
Pincode	499115
Area (hectares)	236.34 hectares
Population	760
Male Population	394
Female Population	366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tora compares

By the 2011 count Tora is the 55th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 236.34 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

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 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 27 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kotarlia, about 25 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	Baramkela	22 km
Nearest railway station	Kotarlia	25 km
District headquarters	Raigarh	27 km

Villages closest to Tora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baramkela 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 760. That makes it the 55th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Tora village has 394 males and 366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tora has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Tora is 499115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tora covers 236.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tora falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tora is Kotarlia, about 25 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 10+ km distance for Tora.

Tora is about 27 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tora is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 22 km away. Kotarlia is about 25 km away. Raigarh is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.