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About Turakasasanam Village

Turakasasanam is a mid sized village in Sompeta tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 707, made up of 320 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,209 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532264, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Turakasasanam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turakasasanam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Sompeta
Pincode 532264
Area (hectares) 140 hectares
Population 707
Male Population 320
Female Population 387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,209
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Turakasasanam compares

By the 2011 count Turakasasanam is the 25th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1056.

Getting to Turakasasanam

Turakasasanam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Turakasasanam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Turakasasanam from other places

Turakasasanam lies about 94 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Baruva, about 3.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Turakasasanam
Nearest railway station Baruva 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sompeta 8.6 km
Nearest town Palāsa 19 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 94 km

Villages closest to Turakasasanam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sompeta tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Turakasasanam

As per the Census of India 2011, Turakasasanam village had a population of 707. That makes it the 25th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents.

Turakasasanam village has 320 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turakasasanam has about 1209 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1056.

The pincode recorded for Turakasasanam is 532264. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Turakasasanam covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Turakasasanam falls under Sompeta tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Turakasasanam is Baruva, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Turakasasanam.

Turakasasanam is about 94 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turakasasanam is in Sompeta tehsil of Srikakulam district. Baruva is about 3.2 km away. Sompeta is about 8.6 km away. Palāsa is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mamidipalle (under 2 km), Gollavooru (under 2 km) and Rajam (1.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Turakasasanam today is likely to be higher.

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