# Thorana Village, Bhadravati, Chandrapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Bhadravati, Chandrapur 

# Thorana

Thorana is a village in Bhadravati sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **403 people in 89 households**, the 74th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%.

- 403people (2011)
- 89households
- 82.5%literacy
- 849females per 1,000 males

## Thorana PIN code and other codes

Thorana falls in Bhadravati sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockBhadravati
- Census village code541114

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

## How far is Thorana from nearby towns?

- Bhadravati (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Warora (nearest town)19 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 Thorana?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Thorana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kuchana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Varora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Varora
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Thorana known for?

About 47% of the 357 hectares of village land is sown, and 169 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 Thorana

Of every 100 households in Thorana in 2011, 87 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Thorana · ■ Bhadravati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**66%

Tap water ****3%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**74%

Use banking services ****91%**

**78%

Television ****59%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**32%

Own their home ****97%**

**88%

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 Thorana?

■ Thorana · ■ Bhadravati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%**

**80.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****849**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****615**

**936

Working population ****43.2%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 73.4% for women. 50% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (39%) · **■** Household industry 7 (4%) · **■** Other work 25 (14%) · **■** Marginal 22 (13%)

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 Bhadravati

- Chicholi450 people
- Khutwanda Dixit434 people
- Saiwan430 people
- Ranatalodhi415 people
- Charur Dharapure400 people
- Agara383 people
- Bhamdeli Raiyyatwari376 people
- Bhatali374 people

[All 154 villages in Bhadravati](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/bhadravati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Thorana from Chandrapur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Thorana?403 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thorana in?Chandrapur district (Bhadravati sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Thorana?82.5% (Census 2011)