Gram panchayat · Banapur block · Khordha
Torasingh gram panchayat
Torasingh is a gram panchayat (village council) in Banapur block of Khordha district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 5,543 people in 1,152 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 5,543
- Literacy
- 77.7%
- Area
- 10.9 km²
- LGD code
- 275271
Villages of Torasingh
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhatapada | 595 | 3,110 | 76.6% | 3% | 0% |
| Panchugaon | 262 | 1,047 | 74.1% | 0% | 0% |
| Torasingha | 130 | 620 | 86.3% | 0% | 0% |
| Nachhipur | 71 | 332 | 81.8% | 12% | 0% |
| Lahangadihi | 54 | 271 | 77.7% | 0% | 0% |
| Thekuapalli | 40 | 163 | 80.4% | 0% | 0% |
Villages: Local Government Directory (lgdirectory.gov.in), Government of India — data dump of December 2022 via github.com/planemad/india-local-government-directory (December 2022). Figures: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level); a dash means the census figures could not be matched to the village.
People and work in Torasingh
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,543
- 2,695 male · 2,848 female
- Households
- 1,152
- about 4.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 77.7%
- about the same as Banapur block's villages (78.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,057
- above Banapur block's villages (987)
- Children aged 0–6
- 606
- 10.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,491
- 26.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 125 (2.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1 (0.0%)
What the 1,491 workers did
- Cultivators497 (33.3%)
- Agricultural labourers159 (10.7%)
- Household industry37 (2.5%)
- Other work548 (36.8%)
- Marginal workers250 (16.8%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level), summed over the panchayat's villages (2011).
Facilities in the villages of Torasingh
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 11 km², 23% of it sown with crops and 30% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school3 of 6
- Secondary school2 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre2 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 6
- Public bus2 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Pulses (1).
Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook: Village and Town Directory (Odisha). The facilities were recorded for the 2011 census (reference year 2009 for most items); many places have changed since. Facilities in towns are not included.
Other gram panchayats in Banapur block
- Ayatpur
- Bhabanipur
- Bheteswar
- Bishnudiha
- Damiabarabara
- Deogaon
- Galua
- Gambharimunda
- Kulei
- Kumarangasasana
- Moramori
- Nachuni
- Nandapur
- Narendrapur
- Niladriparashad
- Tumuraput
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Torasingh? Share it with us.