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About Turma Village

Turma is a large village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,443, made up of 1,218 males and 1,225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 510.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493526, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Turma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turma village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 493526
Area (hectares) 510.02 hectares
Population 2,443
Male Population 1,218
Female Population 1,225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Turma compares

By the 2011 count Turma is the 22nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 510.02 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Turma

Turma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Turma 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Turma from other places

Turma lies about 63 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 9.2 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 Turma
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 9.2 km
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Baloda Bazar 15 km
District headquarters Raipur 63 km

Villages closest to Turma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baloda Bazar 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 Turma

As per the Census of India 2011, Turma village had a population of 2,443. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Turma village has 1,218 males and 1,225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turma has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Turma is 493526. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Turma covers 510.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Turma falls under Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Turma is Bhatapara, about 9.2 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Turma.

Turma is about 63 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turma is in Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district. Bhatapara is about 9.2 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 9.3 km away. Baloda Bazar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arjuni (4.9 km), Semariya (5.0 km) and Gangwa Alias Amlidih (5.1 km).

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

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