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About Turki Village

Turki is a large village in Panapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,202, made up of 1,657 males and 1,545 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 412 hectares hectares.

Turki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turki village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Panapur
Area (hectares) 412 hectares
Population 3,202
Male Population 1,657
Female Population 1,545
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Turki compares

By the 2011 count Turki is the 10th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,974 residents. Its 412 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

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 <5 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 130 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Pusauli, about 10 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 Pusauli 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Panapur 17 km
Nearest town Bhabhua 23 km
District headquarters Saran 130 km

Villages closest to Turki

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Panapur 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 3,202. That makes it the 10th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,974 residents.

Turki village has 1,657 males and 1,545 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turki has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Turki covers 412 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Turki falls under Panapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Turki is Pusauli, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 130 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 Panapur tehsil of Saran district. Pusauli is about 10 km away. Panapur is about 17 km away. Bhabhua is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipra (2.1 km), Pipra Singahi (2.1 km) and Sonbarsa (2.7 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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