About Turkaili Village

Turkaili is a mid sized village in Jokihat tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 558, made up of 286 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132 hectares hectares.

Turkaili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turkaili village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Jokihat
Area (hectares)	132 hectares
Population	558
Male Population	286
Female Population	272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Turkaili compares

By the 2011 count Turkaili is the 87th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents. Its 132 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Turkaili

Turkaili is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Turkaili as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Turkaili from other places

Turkaili lies about 5.1 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 7.9 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 Turkaili
District headquarters	Araria	5.1 km
Nearest town	Arāria	5.1 km
Nearest railway station	Kusiargaon	7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jokihat	9.5 km

Villages closest to Turkaili

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

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Common questions about Turkaili

As per the Census of India 2011, Turkaili village had a population of 558. That makes it the 87th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents.

Turkaili village has 286 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turkaili has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Turkaili covers 132 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Turkaili falls under Jokihat tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Turkaili is Kusiargaon, about 7.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Turkaili.

Turkaili is about 5.1 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turkaili is in Jokihat tehsil of Araria district. Araria is about 5.1 km away. Arāria is about 5.1 km away. Kusiargaon is about 7.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.