# Torgaon Kh. Village, Brahmapuri, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/brahmapuri/torgaon-kh/ Village · Brahmapuri, Chandrapur # Torgaon Kh. Torgaon Kh. is a village in Brahmapuri sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,721 people in 429 households**, the 21st largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%. - 1,721people (2011) - 429households - 74.8%literacy - 1,027females per 1,000 males ## Torgaon Kh. PIN code and other codes Torgaon Kh. falls in Brahmapuri sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBrahmapuri - Census village code540731 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Torgaon Kh. from nearby towns? - Brahmapuri (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Chandrapur (district HQ)130 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 Kh.? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Torgaon Kh.; 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 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Brahmapuri - ○Degree college10+ km · Brahmapuri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Brahmapuri - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, 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 Kh. known for? About 72% of the 768 hectares of village land is sown, and 494 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 Kh. Of every 100 households in Torgaon Kh. in 2011, 80 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Torgaon Kh. · ■ Brahmapuri rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **69% Toilet within the home ****53%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****47%** **65% Tap water ****44%** **27% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **94% Use banking services ****52%** **57% Television ****24%** **23% Mobile phone ****19%** **23% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****23%** **29% Own their home ****98%** **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 Kh.? ■ Torgaon Kh. · ■ Brahmapuri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%** **74.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027** **983 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1183** **963 Working population ****55.1%** **60.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.1% for men and 64.6% for women. 63% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 357 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 432 (46%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 25 (3%) · **■** Marginal 132 (14%) 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 - Chikhalgaon2,012 people - Kharkada1,966 people - Maldongri1,962 people - Khandala1,845 people - Rui1,709 people - Betala1,669 people - Chicholi Bk1,636 people - Paradgaon1,633 people [All 136 villages in Brahmapuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/brahmapuri/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Torgaon Kh. from Chandrapur?130 km by road - What is the population of Torgaon Kh.?1,721 (Census 2011) - Which district is Torgaon Kh. in?Chandrapur district (Brahmapuri sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Torgaon Kh.?74.8% (Census 2011)