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About Tor Village

Tor is a small village in Kolaras tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 153, made up of 76 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.04 hectares hectares.

Tor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tor village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Kolaras
Area (hectares) 154.04 hectares
Population 153
Male Population 76
Female Population 77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Tor compares

By the 2011 count Tor is the 169th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 154.04 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 869.

Getting to Tor

Tor is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Tor as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tor from other places

Tor lies about 28 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Kolaras, about 9.8 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 Tor
Nearest railway station Kolaras 9.8 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 28 km

Villages closest to Tor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tor village had a population of 153. That makes it the 169th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Tor village has 76 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tor has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 869.

Tor covers 154.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tor falls under Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tor is Kolaras, about 9.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Tor.

Tor is about 28 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tor is in Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district. Kolaras is about 9.8 km away. Shivpuri is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganesh Tori (under 2 km), Semartori (under 2 km) and Toriya Kheda (under 2 km).

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

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