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About Torla Village

Torla is a large village in Abhanpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,966, made up of 1,463 males and 1,503 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 878.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Torla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Torla village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Abhanpur
Pincode 493661
Area (hectares) 878.32 hectares
Population 2,966
Male Population 1,463
Female Population 1,503
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Torla compares

By the 2011 count Torla is the 18th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 878.32 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Torla

Torla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Torla as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Torla from other places

Torla lies about 32 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Rajim, about 12 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 Torla
Nearest railway station Rajim 12 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Abhanpur 16 km
District headquarters Raipur 32 km

Villages closest to Torla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Torla village had a population of 2,966. That makes it the 18th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Torla village has 1,463 males and 1,503 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Torla has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Torla is 493661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Torla covers 878.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Torla falls under Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Torla is Rajim, about 12 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 village for Torla.

Torla is about 32 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Torla is in Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district. Rajim is about 12 km away. Nawāpāra is about 13 km away. Abhanpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghorbhatti (under 2 km), Pond (2.5 km) and Bhurka (2.9 km).

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

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