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About Tora Village

Tora is a mid sized village in Simga tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 838, made up of 412 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tora village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Simga
Pincode 493101
Area (hectares) 319.96 hectares
Population 838
Male Population 412
Female Population 426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tora compares

By the 2011 count Tora is the 95th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 319.96 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

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 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 Tora from other places

Tora lies about 57 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 18 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 Simga 12 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 18 km
Nearest town Bemetāra 19 km
District headquarters Raipur 57 km

Villages closest to Tora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tora village had a population of 838. That makes it the 95th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Tora village has 412 males and 426 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, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Tora is 493101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tora covers 319.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tora falls under Simga tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tora is Hathbandh, about 18 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 Tora.

Tora is about 57 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tora is in Simga tehsil of Raipur district. Simga is about 12 km away. Hathbandh is about 18 km away. Bemetāra is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakarway (2.1 km), Tulsi (2.3 km) and Chandia Pathra (4.5 km).

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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