About Turki Village

Turki is a large village in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,359, made up of 1,225 males and 1,134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Turki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turki village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Simri Bakhtiarpur
Pincode	852127
Area (hectares)	216 hectares
Population	2,359
Male Population	1,225
Female Population	1,134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Turki compares

By the 2011 count Turki is the 38th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents. Its 216 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 901.

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 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 16 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika, about 7.0 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	Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika	7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Simri Bakhtiarpur	7.4 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	16 km

Villages closest to Turki

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Simri Bakhtiarpur 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 2,359. That makes it the 38th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents.

Turki village has 1,225 males and 1,134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turki has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Turki is 852127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Turki covers 216 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Turki falls under Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Turki is Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika, about 7.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Turki.

Turki is about 16 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turki is in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district. Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika is about 7.0 km away. Simri Bakhtiarpur is about 7.4 km away. Saharsa is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.