# Torang Village, Arsha, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Arsha, Puruliya 

# Torang

Torang is a village in Arsha sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,148 people in 230 households**, the 52nd largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%.

- 1,148people (2011)
- 230households
- 59.8%literacy
- 1,046females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Torang

Of every 100 households in Torang in 2011, 7 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Torang · ■ Arsha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**94%

Use banking services ****42%**

**50%

Television ****7%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Torang?

■ Torang · ■ Arsha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%**

**54.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**987

Working population ****45.9%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 44.8% for women. 55% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 177 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (10%) · **■** Other work 58 (11%) · **■** Marginal 241 (46%)

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 Arsha

- Kadampur1,316 people
- Kultanr Alias Paharpur1,281 people
- Dhanara1,280 people
- Rugri1,235 people
- Jaratanr1,062 people
- Tanasi1,046 people
- Thakursima Alias Simbhua1,006 people
- Sadpuara976 people

[All 96 villages in Arsha](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/arsha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Torang?1,148 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Torang in?Puruliya district (Arsha sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Torang?59.8% (Census 2011)