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About Turki Village

Turki is one of the larger villages in Kurhani tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,792, made up of 6,275 males and 5,517 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 480.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 844127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Turki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turki village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Kurhani
Pincode 844127
Area (hectares) 480.04 hectares
Population 11,792
Male Population 6,275
Female Population 5,517
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Turki compares

By the 2011 count Turki is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,705 residents. Its 480.04 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Turki

Turki 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 Turki as Available within village. 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 Turki from other places

Turki lies about 10 km from Muzaffarpur. 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 Kurhani 6.7 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 10 km

Villages closest to Turki

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kurhani 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 11,792. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,705 residents.

Turki village has 6,275 males and 5,517 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turki has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Turki is 844127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Turki covers 480.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Turki falls under Kurhani tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Turki notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Turki.

Turki is about 10 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turki is in Kurhani tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Kurhani is about 6.7 km away. Muzaffarpur is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kishunpur Madhuban (5.0 km), Madhopur Chikni (5.2 km) and Madhopur Kapur (5.2 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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