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About Turki Village

Turki is one of the larger villages in Baheri tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,516, made up of 2,886 males and 2,630 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 414 hectares hectares.

Turki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turki village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Baheri
Area (hectares) 414 hectares
Population 5,516
Male Population 2,886
Female Population 2,630
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Turki compares

By the 2011 count Turki is the 15th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,360 residents. Its 414 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Turki

The census records public bus service for Turki as Available within 5 - 10 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Turki from other places

Turki lies about 22 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Thalwara, about 18 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 Turki
Nearest town Benipur 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Baheri 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Thalwara 18 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 22 km

Villages closest to Turki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Turki village had a population of 5,516. That makes it the 15th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,360 residents.

Turki village has 2,886 males and 2,630 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turki has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Turki covers 414 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Turki falls under Baheri tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Turki is Thalwara, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Turki is about 22 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turki is in Baheri tehsil of Darbhanga district. Benipur is about 8.4 km away. Baheri is about 9.9 km away. Thalwara is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Athar (under 2 km), Bithauli (1.5 km) and Sosari (1.7 km).

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

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