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About Turiyadih Village

Turiyadih is a small village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 488, made up of 247 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Turiyadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turiyadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Ghaghra
Pincode 835208
Area (hectares) 154 hectares
Population 488
Male Population 247
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Turiyadih compares

By the 2011 count Turiyadih is the 91st largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 154 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 1002.

Getting to Turiyadih

Turiyadih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Turiyadih as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Turiyadih from other places

Turiyadih lies about 43 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 15 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 Turiyadih
Nearest town Lohārdagā 12 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghaghra 18 km
District headquarters Gumla 43 km

Villages closest to Turiyadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Turiyadih village had a population of 488. That makes it the 91st largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Turiyadih village has 247 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turiyadih has about 976 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 1002.

The pincode recorded for Turiyadih is 835208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Turiyadih covers 154 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Turiyadih falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Turiyadih is Lohardaga, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Turiyadih.

Turiyadih is about 43 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turiyadih is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Lohārdagā is about 12 km away. Lohardaga is about 15 km away. Ghaghra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Burju (9.5 km), Jamgain (9.7 km) and Icha (10 km).

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

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