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About Turi Khurd Village

Turi Khurd is a mid sized village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 668, made up of 325 males and 343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares.

Turi Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turi Khurd village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 668
Male Population 325
Female Population 343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Turi Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Turi Khurd is the 104th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Turi Khurd

Turi Khurd 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 Turi Khurd 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 Turi Khurd from other places

Turi Khurd lies about 30 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 27 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 Turi Khurd
Nearest town Bagaha 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Bodh Gaya 19 km
Nearest railway station Tankuppa 27 km
District headquarters Gaya 30 km

Villages closest to Turi Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodh Gaya 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 Turi Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Turi Khurd village had a population of 668. That makes it the 104th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Turi Khurd village has 325 males and 343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turi Khurd has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Turi Khurd covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Turi Khurd falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Turi Khurd is Tankuppa, about 27 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 Turi Khurd.

Turi Khurd is about 30 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turi Khurd is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Bagaha is about 13 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 19 km away. Tankuppa is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sobha Bigha (5.0 km), Nimahar (8.0 km) and Bhanwarbar (9.1 km).

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

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