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About Turibira Village

Turibira is a small village in Basia tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 279, made up of 150 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Turibira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turibira village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Basia
Pincode 835229
Area (hectares) 137.1 hectares
Population 279
Male Population 150
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Turibira compares

By the 2011 count Turibira is the 79th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 137.1 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Turibira

Turibira is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Turibira as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Turibira from other places

Turibira lies about 33 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Pakra, about 14 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 Turibira
Tehsil headquarters Basia 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Pakra 14 km
District headquarters Gumla 33 km
Nearest town Gumlā 33 km

Villages closest to Turibira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Turibira village had a population of 279. That makes it the 79th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Turibira village has 150 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turibira has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Turibira is 835229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Turibira covers 137.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Turibira falls under Basia tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Turibira is Pakra, about 14 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 <5 km distance for Turibira.

Turibira is about 33 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turibira is in Basia tehsil of Gumla district. Basia is about 2.0 km away. Pakra is about 14 km away. Gumla is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalpur (under 2 km), Basiya (2.0 km) and Jakjor (2.0 km).

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

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