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About Turki Village

Turki is a large village in Sasaram tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,113, made up of 1,093 males and 1,020 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.6 hectares hectares.

Turki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turki village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Sasaram
Area (hectares) 69.6 hectares
Population 2,113
Male Population 1,093
Female Population 1,020
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Turki compares

By the 2011 count Turki is the 33rd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 69.6 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Turki

Turki is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 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 40 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Sasaram Junction, about 3.9 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 railway station Sasaram Junction 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sasaram 4.4 km
Nearest town Sasarām 4.4 km
District headquarters Rohtas 40 km

Villages closest to Turki

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sasaram 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 2,113. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Turki village has 1,093 males and 1,020 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turki has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Turki covers 69.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Turki falls under Sasaram tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Turki is Sasaram Junction, about 3.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Turki.

Turki is about 40 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turki is in Sasaram tehsil of Rohtas district. Sasaram Junction is about 3.9 km away. Sasaram is about 4.4 km away. Sasarām is about 4.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baradih (under 2 km), Shivpur Chitauli (under 2 km) and Muradabad Khurd (under 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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