# Thorsan Village, Kargahar, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kargahar, Rohtas 

# Thorsan

Thorsan is a village in Kargahar sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,366 people in 190 households**, the 57th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 1,366people (2011)
- 190households
- 81.8%literacy
- 841females per 1,000 males

## Thorsan PIN code and other codes

Thorsan falls in Kargahar sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRupaitha
- Community development blockKargahar
- Census village code251784

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

## How far is Thorsan from nearby towns?

- Kargahar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)23 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)23 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 Thorsan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Thorsan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kargahar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khairadev
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Thorsan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 316 hectares of village land is sown, and 316 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 Thorsan

Of every 100 households in Thorsan in 2011, 1 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Thorsan · ■ Kargahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****83%**

**64%

Television ****9%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**13%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****20%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Thorsan?

■ Thorsan · ■ Kargahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****841**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**918

Working population ****25.3%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 74.4% for women. 45% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 218 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (18%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 54 (16%)

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 Kargahar

- Kumhila1,453 people
- Dibhiya1,443 people
- Mohanian1,404 people
- Panapur1,366 people
- Pipra1,349 people
- Tenuni1,342 people
- Koriari1,313 people
- Belari1,311 people

[All 257 villages in Kargahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/kargahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Thorsan from Sasaram?23 km by road
- What is the population of Thorsan?1,366 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thorsan in?Rohtas district (Kargahar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Thorsan?81.8% (Census 2011)