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About Torai Village

Torai is a large village in Hiranpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,212, made up of 1,080 males and 1,132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Torai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Torai village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Hiranpur
Pincode 816104
Area (hectares) 181 hectares
Population 2,212
Male Population 1,080
Female Population 1,132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Torai compares

By the 2011 count Torai is the 6th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 181 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Torai

Torai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Torai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Torai from other places

Torai lies about 8.2 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Tilbhita, about 8.6 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 Torai
District headquarters Pakur 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranpur 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Tilbhita 8.6 km

Villages closest to Torai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Torai village had a population of 2,212. That makes it the 6th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Torai village has 1,080 males and 1,132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Torai has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Torai is 816104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Torai covers 181 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Torai falls under Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Torai is Tilbhita, about 8.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Torai is about 8.2 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Torai is in Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district. Pakur is about 8.2 km away. Hiranpur is about 8.5 km away. Tilbhita is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bipatpur (under 2 km), Khijurdanga (under 2 km) and Manidanga (1.8 km).

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

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