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About Turukdiha Village

Turukdiha is a small village in Sona Rai Tharhi tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 281, made up of 148 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Turukdiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turukdiha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Sona Rai Tharhi
Pincode 814150
Area (hectares) 41.27 hectares
Population 281
Male Population 148
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Turukdiha compares

By the 2011 count Turukdiha is the 92nd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 387 residents. Its 41.27 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Turukdiha

Turukdiha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Turukdiha as Available within <5 km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Turukdiha from other places

Turukdiha lies about 21 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Tulsitanr, about 13 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 Turukdiha
Nearest railway station Tulsitanr 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sona Rai Tharhi 21 km
District headquarters Deoghar 21 km

Villages closest to Turukdiha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sona Rai Tharhi 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 Turukdiha

As per the Census of India 2011, Turukdiha village had a population of 281. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 387 residents.

Turukdiha village has 148 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turukdiha has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Turukdiha is 814150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Turukdiha covers 41.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Turukdiha falls under Sona Rai Tharhi tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Turukdiha is Tulsitanr, about 13 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Turukdiha.

Turukdiha is about 21 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turukdiha is in Sona Rai Tharhi tehsil of Deoghar district. Tulsitanr is about 13 km away. Sona Rai Tharhi is about 21 km away. Deoghar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parwaldih (2.5 km), Sirmadih (3.8 km) and Balidih (5.0 km).

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

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