About Turki Village

Turki is a mid sized village in Falka tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,040, made up of 541 males and 499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Turki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turki village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Falka
Pincode	854114
Area (hectares)	270 hectares
Population	1,040
Male Population	541
Female Population	499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Turki compares

By the 2011 count Turki is the 29th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents. Its 270 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Turki

Turki is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Turki as Available within 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 Turki from other places

Turki lies about 32 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Bakhri, about 9.5 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
Tehsil headquarters	Falka	6.8 km
Nearest railway station	Bakhri	9.5 km
Nearest town	Naugachhia	26 km
District headquarters	Katihar	32 km

Villages closest to Turki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Turki village had a population of 1,040. That makes it the 29th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents.

Turki village has 541 males and 499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turki has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Turki is 854114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Turki covers 270 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Turki falls under Falka tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Turki is Bakhri, about 9.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Turki.

Turki is about 32 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turki is in Falka tehsil of Katihar district. Falka is about 6.8 km away. Bakhri is about 9.5 km away. Naugachhia is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.