About Turka Village

Turka is a mid sized village in Masalia tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 680, made up of 345 males and 335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Turka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turka village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Masalia
Pincode	814146
Area (hectares)	235.24 hectares
Population	680
Male Population	345
Female Population	335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Turka compares

By the 2011 count Turka is the 50th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 235.24 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 987.

Getting to Turka

Turka is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Turka as Available within 10+ 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. The nearest villages by name are Tetaridangal, Thari, Thekaha and Tilbad. 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 Turka

As per the Census of India 2011, Turka village had a population of 680. That makes it the 50th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Turka village has 345 males and 335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turka has about 971 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 987.

The pincode recorded for Turka is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Turka covers 235.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Turka falls under Masalia tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

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

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

Turka is in Masalia tehsil of Dumka 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.