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About Turkindih Village

Turkindih is a small village in Kasdol tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 466, made up of 216 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,157 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493344, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Turkindih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turkindih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Kasdol
Pincode 493344
Area (hectares) 146 hectares
Population 466
Male Population 216
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,157
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Turkindih compares

By the 2011 count Turkindih is the 121st largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 146 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Turkindih

Turkindih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Turkindih 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 Turkindih from other places

Turkindih lies about 104 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Janjgir Naila, about 43 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 Turkindih
Tehsil headquarters Kasdol 12 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 39 km
Nearest railway station Janjgir Naila 43 km
District headquarters Raipur 104 km

Villages closest to Turkindih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Turkindih village had a population of 466. That makes it the 121st largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Turkindih village has 216 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turkindih has about 1157 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Turkindih is 493344. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Turkindih covers 146 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Turkindih falls under Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Turkindih is Janjgir Naila, about 43 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 Turkindih.

Turkindih is about 104 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turkindih is in Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district. Kasdol is about 12 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 39 km away. Janjgir Naila is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deradih (1.8 km), Rampur (2.2 km) and Amodi (2.6 km).

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

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