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About Turkadih Village

Turkadih is a mid sized village in Takhatpur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,400, made up of 731 males and 669 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Turkadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turkadih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Takhatpur
Pincode 495112
Area (hectares) 299.21 hectares
Population 1,400
Male Population 731
Female Population 669
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Turkadih compares

By the 2011 count Turkadih is the 66th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents. Its 299.21 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Turkadih

Turkadih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Turkadih as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Turkadih from other places

Turkadih lies about 7.8 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Uslapur, about 4.2 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 Turkadih
Nearest railway station Uslapur 4.2 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 7.8 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Takhatpur 25 km

Villages closest to Turkadih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Takhatpur 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 Turkadih

As per the Census of India 2011, Turkadih village had a population of 1,400. That makes it the 66th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents.

Turkadih village has 731 males and 669 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turkadih has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Turkadih is 495112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Turkadih covers 299.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Turkadih falls under Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Turkadih is Uslapur, about 4.2 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Turkadih.

Turkadih is about 7.8 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turkadih is in Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Uslapur is about 4.2 km away. Bilaspur is about 7.8 km away. Bilāspur is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lokhandi (under 2 km), Joki (3.8 km) and Uslapur (3.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Turkadih today is likely to be higher.

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