# Tora Village, Sarmera, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sarmera, Nalanda 

# Tora

Tora is a village in Sarmera sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,692 people in 603 households**, the 13th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.1%.

- 3,692people (2011)
- 603households
- 55.9%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Tora PIN code and other codes

Tora falls in Sarmera sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMirnagar
- Community development blockSarmera
- Census village code244488

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Tora from nearby towns?

- Sarmera (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)40 km by road
- Barbigha (nearest town)6 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Tora?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Tora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sarmera
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 1 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Tora known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 395 hectares of village land is sown, and 228 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Tora

Of every 100 households in Tora in 2011, 11 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Tora · ■ Sarmera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**80%

Tap water ****4%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**95%

Use banking services ****37%**

**38%

Television ****11%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**38%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Tora?

■ Tora · ■ Sarmera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.9%**

**55.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1018**

**926

Working population ****40.0%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.1% for men and 44.1% for women. 44% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 177 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 404 (27%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 41 (3%) · **■** Marginal 837 (57%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sarmera

- Singhaul4,261 people
- Barhia4,160 people
- Sasaur3,727 people
- Mirnagar3,722 people
- Husena2,712 people
- Dhanawan2,692 people
- Sadha1,654 people
- Kazi Chak1,630 people

[All 35 villages in Sarmera](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/sarmera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Tora from Biharsharif?40 km by road
- What is the population of Tora?3,692 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tora in?Nalanda district (Sarmera sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Tora?55.9% (Census 2011)