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About Madhopur Turkaha Village

Madhopur Turkaha is a mid sized village in Sidhwalia tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 849, made up of 435 males and 414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55 hectares hectares.

Madhopur Turkaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madhopur Turkaha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Sidhwalia
Area (hectares) 55 hectares
Population 849
Male Population 435
Female Population 414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madhopur Turkaha compares

By the 2011 count Madhopur Turkaha is the 39th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,059 residents. Its 55 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Madhopur Turkaha

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

Madhopur Turkaha lies about 29 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Brij Kishor Halt, about 2.1 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 Madhopur Turkaha
Nearest railway station Brij Kishor Halt 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Sidhwalia 2.7 km
Nearest town Barauli 12 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 29 km

Villages closest to Madhopur Turkaha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sidhwalia 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 Madhopur Turkaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Madhopur Turkaha village had a population of 849. That makes it the 39th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,059 residents.

Madhopur Turkaha village has 435 males and 414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madhopur Turkaha has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Madhopur Turkaha covers 55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Madhopur Turkaha falls under Sidhwalia tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Madhopur Turkaha is Brij Kishor Halt, about 2.1 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 - 10 km distance for Madhopur Turkaha.

Madhopur Turkaha is about 29 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madhopur Turkaha is in Sidhwalia tehsil of Gopalganj district. Brij Kishor Halt is about 2.1 km away. Sidhwalia is about 2.7 km away. Barauli is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishunpura (under 2 km), Teknewas (under 2 km) and Bhojpurwa (under 2 km).

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

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