# Torgaon Bk. Village, Brahmapuri, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/brahmapuri/torgaon-bk/ Village · Brahmapuri, Chandrapur # Torgaon Bk. Torgaon Bk. is a village in Brahmapuri sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,245 people in 560 households**, the 13th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%. - 2,245people (2011) - 560households - 71.2%literacy - 1,023females per 1,000 males ## Torgaon Bk. PIN code and other codes Torgaon Bk. falls in Brahmapuri sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBrahmapuri - Census village code540730 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Torgaon Bk. from nearby towns? - Brahmapuri (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Chandrapur (district HQ)135 km by road - Brahmapuri (nearest town)15 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 Torgaon Bk.? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Torgaon Bk.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mausi - ○Degree college10+ km · Brahmapuri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Brahmapuri - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Torgaon Bk. known for? About 67% of the 618 hectares of village land is sown, and 274 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 Torgaon Bk. Of every 100 households in Torgaon Bk. in 2011, 52 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Torgaon Bk. · ■ Brahmapuri rural average Electricity for lighting ****52%** **69% Toilet within the home ****28%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **65% Tap water ****34%** **27% Drinking water within premises ****26%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **94% Use banking services ****35%** **57% Television ****16%** **23% Mobile phone ****10%** **23% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****56%** **29% Own their home ****95%** **96% 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 Torgaon Bk.? ■ Torgaon Bk. · ■ Brahmapuri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%** **74.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023** **983 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1211** **963 Working population ****61.7%** **60.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.5% for men and 64.9% for women. 64% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 95 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 294 (21%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 63 (5%) · **■** Marginal 926 (67%) 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 Brahmapuri - Nanhori2,978 people - Baradkinhi2,930 people - Jugnala2,426 people - Udapur2,405 people - Nandgaon Jani2,075 people - Gangalwadi2,047 people - Talodi Kh2,042 people - Chikhalgaon2,012 people [All 136 villages in Brahmapuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/brahmapuri/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Torgaon Bk. from Chandrapur?135 km by road - What is the population of Torgaon Bk.?2,245 (Census 2011) - Which district is Torgaon Bk. in?Chandrapur district (Brahmapuri sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Torgaon Bk.?71.2% (Census 2011)