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About Torang Village

Torang is a small village in Rahe tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 379, made up of 172 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,203 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Torang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Torang village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Rahe
Pincode 835204
Area (hectares) 262 hectares
Population 379
Male Population 172
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,203
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Torang compares

By the 2011 count Torang is the 49th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 262 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 984.

Getting to Torang

Torang is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Torang as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Torang from other places

Torang lies about 45 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Kita, 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 Torang
Tehsil headquarters Rahe 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Kita 12 km
Nearest town Būndu 19 km
District headquarters Ranchi 45 km

Villages closest to Torang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Torang village had a population of 379. That makes it the 49th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Torang village has 172 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Torang has about 1203 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Torang is 835204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Torang covers 262 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Torang falls under Rahe tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Torang is Kita, 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Torang.

Torang is about 45 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Torang is in Rahe tehsil of Ranchi district. Rahe is about 9.5 km away. Kita is about 12 km away. Būndu 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 Paramdih (under 2 km), Basahatu (1.7 km) and Ichahatu (2.3 km).

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

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