Village · Baramkela, Raigarh # Tora Tora is a village in Baramkela sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 499115. The 2011 Census counted 760 people in 214 households, the 57th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%. - 760 people (2011) - 214 households - 77.1% literacy - 499115 PIN code ## Tora PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Tora is 499115. Tora falls in Baramkela sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 499115 - Gram panchayat Porat - Community development block Sarailendha - Census village code 435603 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Tora from nearby towns? - Baramkela (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road - Raigarh (district HQ) 60 km by road - Baramkela (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Tora? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Tora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sariya - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sariya - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sariya - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Tora known for? The main crops are paddy, kedney-bean and sesamum. About 34% of the 236 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Tora Of every 100 households in Tora in 2011, 80 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Tora · ■ Baramkela rural average - Electricity for lighting 80% 83% - Toilet within the home 3% 13% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 87% - Tap water 0% 20% - Drinking water within premises 2% 10% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 17% 37% - Television 11% 22% - Mobile phone 22% 20% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 11% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 14% 27% - Own their home 100% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Tora? ■ Tora · ■ Baramkela rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 77.1% 74.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 929 990 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1074 947 - Working population 43.6% 49.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.2% for men and 69.4% for women. 56% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 240 (73%) · ■ Farm labourers 24 (7%) · ■ Household industry 6 (2%) · ■ Other work 9 (3%) · ■ Marginal 52 (16%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Baramkela - Jhikipali 797 people - Dhumabhantha 778 people - Dumarpali 774 people - Saraipali 761 people - Chantipali 745 people - Kamrid 738 people - Katangpali 735 people - Dongripali 733 people All 243 villages in Baramkela ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Tora? 499115 - How far is Tora from Raigarh? 60 km by road - What is the population of Tora? 760 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tora in? Raigarh district (Baramkela sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Tora? 77.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/baramkela/tora/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.