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About Torsa Forest Village

Torsa Forest is a small village in Alipurduar I tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 219, made up of 121 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 810 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2763.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Torsa Forest Overview

Census 2011 figures for Torsa Forest village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Alipurduar I
Pincode 736204
Area (hectares) 2763.61 hectares
Population 219
Male Population 121
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 810
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Torsa Forest compares

By the 2011 count Torsa Forest is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,420 residents. Its 2763.61 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 940.

Getting to Torsa Forest

Torsa Forest is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Torsa Forest as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sidhabari, Silbarihat, Sirubari and Suripara. 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 Torsa Forest

As per the Census of India 2011, Torsa Forest village had a population of 219. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,420 residents.

Torsa Forest village has 121 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Torsa Forest has about 810 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Torsa Forest is 736204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Torsa Forest covers 2763.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Torsa Forest falls under Alipurduar I tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The census record for Torsa Forest notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Torsa Forest.

Torsa Forest is in Alipurduar I tehsil of Jalpaiguri 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 Torsa Forest today is likely to be higher.

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