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About Torna Village

Torna is a large village in Aurad tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,850, made up of 2,442 males and 2,408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2181.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585443, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Torna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Torna village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bidar
Tehsil Aurad
Pincode 585443
Area (hectares) 2181.81 hectares
Population 4,850
Male Population 2,442
Female Population 2,408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Torna compares

By the 2011 count Torna is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents. Its 2181.81 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Torna

Torna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Torna as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Torna from other places

Torna lies about 45 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Kamalnagar, about 9.4 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 Torna
Nearest railway station Kamalnagar 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Aurad 16 km
Nearest town Bhālki 22 km
District headquarters Bidar 45 km

Villages closest to Torna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Torna village had a population of 4,850. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents.

Torna village has 2,442 males and 2,408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Torna has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Torna is 585443. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Torna covers 2181.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Torna falls under Aurad tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Torna is Kamalnagar, about 9.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Torna.

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

Torna is in Aurad tehsil of Bidar district. Kamalnagar is about 9.4 km away. Aurad is about 16 km away. Bhālki is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koryal (3.1 km), Basnal (3.9 km) and Ashoknagar (4.1 km).

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

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