# Thora Village, Jewar, Gautam Buddha Nagar (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Jewar, Gautam Buddha Nagar 

# Thora

Thora is a village in Jewar sub-district of Gautam Buddha Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **5,742 people in 1,070 households**, the 4th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 5,742people (2011)
- 1,070households
- 74.8%literacy
- 772females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Thora

Of every 100 households in Thora in 2011, 48 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Thora · ■ Jewar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**66%

Tap water ****31%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**89%

Use banking services ****86%**

**68%

Television ****47%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**26%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****12%**

**12%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Thora?

■ Thora · ■ Jewar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****772**

**856

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****688**

**813

Working population ****30.9%**

**35.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 62.1% for women. 42% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 527 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 143 (8%) · **■** Household industry 64 (4%) · **■** Other work 541 (30%) · **■** Marginal 500 (28%)

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 Jewar

- Dayantpur9,722 people
- Falaida Bangar6,596 people
- Kureb6,093 people
- Asmadpur Charoli5,406 people
- Karauli Bangar4,929 people
- Mahadipur Bangar4,338 people
- Tirthali4,180 people

[All 92 villages in Jewar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gautam-buddha-nagar/jewar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Thora?5,742 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thora in?Gautam Buddha Nagar district (Jewar sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Thora?74.8% (Census 2011)