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About Torangdih Village

Torangdih is a small village in Kuchai tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 276, made up of 134 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Torangdih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Torangdih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Kuchai
Pincode 833216
Area (hectares) 125 hectares
Population 276
Male Population 134
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Torangdih compares

By the 2011 count Torangdih is the 75th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 651 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Torangdih

Torangdih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Torangdih 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Torangdih from other places

Torangdih lies about 23 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 20 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 Torangdih
Tehsil headquarters Kuchai 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Rajkharsawan Junction 20 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 23 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 25 km

Villages closest to Torangdih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Torangdih village had a population of 276. That makes it the 75th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 651 residents.

Torangdih village has 134 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Torangdih has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Torangdih is 833216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Torangdih covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Torangdih falls under Kuchai tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Torangdih is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 20 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Torangdih.

Torangdih is about 23 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Torangdih is in Kuchai tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Kuchai is about 5.7 km away. Rajkharsawan Junction is about 20 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ichadih (under 2 km), Baruhatu (1.6 km) and Sursi (1.7 km).

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

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