About Turkha Village

Turkha is one of the larger villages in Botad tehsil, in the district of Bhavnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,889, made up of 2,958 males and 2,931 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4962.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 364710, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Turkha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turkha village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Bhavnagar
Tehsil	Botad
Pincode	364710
Area (hectares)	4962.88 hectares
Population	5,889
Male Population	2,958
Female Population	2,931
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Turkha compares

By the 2011 count Turkha is the 6th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,006 residents. Its 4962.88 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Turkha

Turkha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Turkha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sarvai, Sherthali, Shirvaniya and Tajpar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Turkha

As per the Census of India 2011, Turkha village had a population of 5,889. That makes it the 6th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,006 residents.

Turkha village has 2,958 males and 2,931 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turkha has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Turkha is 364710. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Turkha covers 4962.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Turkha falls under Botad tehsil of Bhavnagar district in Gujarat.

The census record for Turkha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Turkha.

Turkha is in Botad tehsil of Bhavnagar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.