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About Turkharsa Village

Turkharsa is a mid sized village in Kaler tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,010, made up of 541 males and 469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88 hectares hectares.

Turkharsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turkharsa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Kaler
Area (hectares) 88 hectares
Population 1,010
Male Population 541
Female Population 469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Turkharsa compares

By the 2011 count Turkharsa is the 45th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,562 residents. Its 88 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Turkharsa

Turkharsa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Turkharsa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Turkharsa from other places

Turkharsa lies about 17 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Hasan Bazar, about 22 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 Turkharsa
Tehsil headquarters Kaler 5.1 km
District headquarters Arwal 17 km
Nearest railway station Hasan Bazar 22 km

Villages closest to Turkharsa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Turkharsa village had a population of 1,010. That makes it the 45th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,562 residents.

Turkharsa village has 541 males and 469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turkharsa has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Turkharsa covers 88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Turkharsa falls under Kaler tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Turkharsa is Hasan Bazar, about 22 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Turkharsa.

Turkharsa is about 17 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turkharsa is in Kaler tehsil of Arwal district. Kaler is about 5.1 km away. Arwal is about 17 km away. Hasan Bazar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarwarpur (under 2 km), Ismailpur Koil (under 2 km) and Koilbhupat (under 2 km).

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

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