About Turijhar Village

Turijhar is a mid sized village in Bagbahra tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 862, made up of 434 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 402.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491885, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Turijhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turijhar village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Mahasamund
Tehsil	Bagbahra
Pincode	491885
Area (hectares)	402.28 hectares
Population	862
Male Population	434
Female Population	428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Turijhar compares

By the 2011 count Turijhar is the 63rd largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 402.28 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Turijhar

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

Turijhar lies about 34 km from Mahasamund. 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 Turijhar
Tehsil headquarters	Bagbahra	7.1 km
District headquarters	Mahasamund	34 km
Nearest town	Mahāsamund	34 km

Villages closest to Turijhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Turijhar village had a population of 862. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Turijhar village has 434 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turijhar has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Turijhar is 491885. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Turijhar covers 402.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Turijhar falls under Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Turijhar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Turijhar.

Turijhar is about 34 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turijhar is in Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district. Bagbahra is about 7.1 km away. Mahasamund is about 34 km away. Mahāsamund is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.