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About Turma Village

Turma is a mid sized village in Bhatapara tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,292, made up of 656 males and 636 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 447.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493118, 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 Bhatapara
Pincode 493118
Area (hectares) 447.79 hectares
Population 1,292
Male Population 656
Female Population 636
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Turma compares

By the 2011 count Turma is the 47th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 447.79 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

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 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 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
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 Bhatapara 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 1,292. That makes it the 47th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Turma village has 656 males and 636 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turma has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Turma is 493118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Turma covers 447.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Turma falls under Bhatapara 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Bhatapara tehsil of Raipur district. Bhatapara is about 9.2 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 9.3 km away. Raipur is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chamari (1.9 km), Parsadih (2.0 km) and Mirgi (2.4 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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