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About Torkona Village

Torkona is a mid sized village in Khandaghosh tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,400, made up of 720 males and 680 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Torkona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Torkona village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Khandaghosh
Pincode 713423
Area (hectares) 288.05 hectares
Population 1,400
Male Population 720
Female Population 680
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Torkona compares

By the 2011 count Torkona is the 43rd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents. Its 288.05 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Torkona

Torkona is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Torkona as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Syamadanga, Taraposh, Tarul and Telun. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Torkona

As per the Census of India 2011, Torkona village had a population of 1,400. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents.

Torkona village has 720 males and 680 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Torkona has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Torkona is 713423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Torkona covers 288.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Torkona falls under Khandaghosh tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Torkona notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Torkona.

Torkona is in Khandaghosh tehsil of Barddhaman district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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