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About Turki Village

Turki is a mid sized village in Dariapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,100, made up of 564 males and 536 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139 hectares hectares.

Turki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turki village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Dariapur
Area (hectares) 139 hectares
Population 1,100
Male Population 564
Female Population 536
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Turki compares

By the 2011 count Turki is the 95th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,956 residents. Its 139 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

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 <5 km distance. 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 48 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Jamira Halt, about 8.7 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 Jamira Halt 8.7 km
Nearest town Arrah 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Dariapur 13 km
District headquarters Saran 48 km

Villages closest to Turki

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dariapur 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 1,100. That makes it the 95th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,956 residents.

Turki village has 564 males and 536 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turki has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Turki covers 139 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Turki falls under Dariapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Turki is Jamira Halt, about 8.7 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 village for Turki.

Turki is about 48 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turki is in Dariapur tehsil of Saran district. Jamira Halt is about 8.7 km away. Arrah is about 9.3 km away. Dariapur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lachhmanpur (3.5 km), Baluahia (4.1 km) and Jadopur (4.9 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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