Toorana | |
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Coordinates: 27°32′59″N 76°38′08″E / 27.549780°N 76.635539°ECoordinates: 27°32′59″N 76°38′08″E / 27.549780°N 76.635539°E | |
Country | India |
Government | |
• Type | Sarpanch |
Area | |
• Total | 647 ha (1,599 acres) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,801 |
• Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
Languages | |
Time zone | UTC+5.30 |
Pincode | 301024[1] |
Village code | 00876900 |
Vehicle registration | RJ-02 |
Website | alwar |
Toorana is a small village of 647 hectares in Bansur Tehsil in Alwar district in the State of Rajasthan, India.[2] The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is elected representative of the village by the local elections. Toorana depends on KOTPUTLI, the nearest town for all major economic activities.[3] The village has government-provided water facilities that include Two taps, One Well supply, which is 73.00% of the total supply, Two tanks, One tubewell, and One handpump. The villagers also acquire water from some of the natural water sources - Two rivers, Two canals and Two springs. Toorana is also surrounded by Two lakes. The population of the village depends on the source of drinking water during summer on Handpump. Toorana's pin code is 301024[4], and village code is 00876900. The area of Toorana is segregated as 153 hectares irrigated area, 153 hectares unirrigated, the 288 hectare area under culturable waste (including gauchar and groves), and remaining 53 hectare area not available for cultivation.
Toorana has Two banks and Two credit societies for the regulation of economic activity. The village is also equipped with Two recreational centers.
The village has an uninterrupted 24 hours electric supply from a power grid.
Toorana is a census village in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The village has a total population of 1801 and has total administration over 281 houses which are connected to supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage.
As per the census 2011 report, 821 people are literate in Toorana out of which 549 are males and 272 are females.
Toorana has the following educational facilities:
According to a census 2011 report, 1221 people of the total population are employed. The workforce is 646 male, 575 female with 814 (66.67%) of all workers being employed full-time, this includes 448 males and 366 females. 414 males and 353 females are considered as the main cultivators with the help of 22 male and 12 female agricultural labor. 407 people are reported to work for a marginal period of time in the year.
They depend on the agricultural markets (Mandi) of the nearby towns of KOTPUTLI and Alwar to sell rope making and make their living.