Thor, Ambikapur, Surguja, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Thor


The village Thor is located in Ambikapur Tahsil of Surguja District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Thor Gram Panchayat. It comes under Ambikapur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Ambikapur, which is about 8 kilometers away from Thor.

Travel and Communication for Thor


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Thor


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Thor is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Thor is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Thor


As per available data from the year 2009, 1048 persons live in 230 house holds in the village Thor. There are 532 female individuals and 516 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.76% and males constitute 49.24% of the total population.

There are 179 scheduled castes persons of which 96 are females and 83 are males. Females constitute 53.63% and males constitute 46.37% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 17.08% of the total population.

There are 69 scheduled tribes persons of which 34 are females and 35 are males. Females constitute 49.28% and males constitute 50.72% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 6.58% of the total population.

Population density of Thor is 479.74 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Thor


Maps, reports and datasets of Thor on topography, land use land cover(LULC), watershed / hydrological parameters etc. are available as a professional paid service. Please contact us for further details.

Total area of Thor is 218.45 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 146.49 ha. About 140.36 ha is un-irrigated area. About 6.8 ha is irrigated area. About 6.8 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 7.78 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 30.05 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 20.14 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 9.32 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 4.67 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Thor


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Ambikapur, which is 5-10 kms away from Thor.

There is a government primary school in the village Thor.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Labji, which is less than 5 kms away from Thor.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Mendrakalan, which is 5-10 kms away from Thor.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Mendralkalan, which is 5-10 kms away from Thor.

Colleges in Thor


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Ambikapur, which is 5-10 kms away from Thor.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Bilaspur, which is more than 10 kms away from Thor.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Raipur, which is more than 10 kms away from Thor.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Ambikapur, which is 5-10 kms away from Thor.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Ambikapur, which is 5-10 kms away from Thor.

Other Educational Facilities in Thor


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Ambikapur, which is 5-10 kms away from Thor.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Thor or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Ambikapur, which is 5-10 kms away from Thor.

Healthcare Facilities in Thor


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Thor.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Thor.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Thor.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Thor.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Thor.

There is no allopathic hospital in the village Thor or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Thor.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Thor.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Thor.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Thor.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Thor.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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