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About Torang Village

Torang is a mid sized village in Arsha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,148, made up of 561 males and 587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 762.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Torang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Torang village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Arsha
Pincode 723201
Area (hectares) 762.03 hectares
Population 1,148
Male Population 561
Female Population 587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Torang compares

By the 2011 count Torang is the 52nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents. Its 762.03 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 990.

Getting to Torang

Torang is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Torang 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Torang from other places

Torang lies about 45 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Barlanga, about 13 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 Torang
Nearest railway station Barlanga 13 km
Nearest town Chas 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Arsha 29 km
District headquarters Puruliya 45 km

Villages closest to Torang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Torang village had a population of 1,148. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents.

Torang village has 561 males and 587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Torang has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Torang is 723201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Torang covers 762.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Torang falls under Arsha tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Torang is Barlanga, about 13 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Torang.

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

Torang is in Arsha tehsil of Puruliya district. Barlanga is about 13 km away. Chas is about 27 km away. Arsha is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lachhamanpur (2.5 km), Manpur (2.5 km) and Harada (4.7 km).

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

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