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About Thorana Village

Thorana is a small village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 403, made up of 218 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 357.14 hectares hectares.

Thorana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thorana village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Bhadravati
Area (hectares) 357.14 hectares
Population 403
Male Population 218
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 849
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Thorana compares

By the 2011 count Thorana is the 73rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 731 residents. Its 357.14 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Thorana

Thorana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Thorana as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Thorana from other places

Thorana lies about 40 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Majri Khadan, about 6.4 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 Thorana
Nearest railway station Majri Khadan 6.4 km
Nearest town Warora 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhadravati 15 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 40 km

Villages closest to Thorana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thorana village had a population of 403. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 731 residents.

Thorana village has 218 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thorana has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Thorana covers 357.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thorana falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Thorana is Majri Khadan, about 6.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Thorana.

Thorana is about 40 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thorana is in Bhadravati tehsil of Chandrapur district. Majri Khadan is about 6.4 km away. Warora is about 8.2 km away. Bhadravati is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangaon (under 2 km), Ralegaon (2.2 km) and Ralegaon Tola (2.2 km).

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

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