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About Turta Village

Turta is a mid sized village in Kutumba tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,581, made up of 835 males and 746 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.75 hectares hectares.

Turta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turta village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Kutumba
Area (hectares) 190.75 hectares
Population 1,581
Male Population 835
Female Population 746
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Turta compares

By the 2011 count Turta is the 39th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents. Its 190.75 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Turta

Turta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Turta as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Turta from other places

Turta lies about 23 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Nabinagar Road, about 9.9 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 Turta
Tehsil headquarters Kutumba 4.5 km
Nearest town Nabīnagar 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Nabinagar Road 9.9 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 23 km

Villages closest to Turta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Turta village had a population of 1,581. That makes it the 39th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents.

Turta village has 835 males and 746 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turta has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Turta covers 190.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Turta falls under Kutumba tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Turta is Nabinagar Road, about 9.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Turta.

Turta is about 23 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turta is in Kutumba tehsil of Aurangabad district. Kutumba is about 4.5 km away. Nabīnagar is about 7.2 km away. Nabinagar Road is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chand Khap (under 2 km), Bedaulia (under 2 km) and Bedauliya (under 2 km).

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

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