About Turiganj Village

Turiganj is a large village in Dumraon tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,529, made up of 1,816 males and 1,713 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.7 hectares hectares.

Turiganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turiganj village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Dumraon
Area (hectares)	215.7 hectares
Population	3,529
Male Population	1,816
Female Population	1,713
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Turiganj compares

By the 2011 count Turiganj is the 15th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,484 residents. Its 215.7 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Turiganj

Turiganj is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Turiganj as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Turiganj from other places

Turiganj lies about 23 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Twining Ganj, about under 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 Turiganj
Nearest railway station	Twining Ganj	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dumraon	6.4 km
District headquarters	Buxar	23 km

Villages closest to Turiganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Turiganj village had a population of 3,529. That makes it the 15th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,484 residents.

Turiganj village has 1,816 males and 1,713 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turiganj has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Turiganj covers 215.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Turiganj falls under Dumraon tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Turiganj is Twining Ganj, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

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

Turiganj is in Dumraon tehsil of Buxar district. Twining Ganj is about under 2 km away. Dumraon is about 6.4 km away. Buxar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.