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About Turbul Village

Turbul is a mid sized village in Kamdara tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 951, made up of 452 males and 499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,104 females per 1000 males. The village covers 588 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Turbul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turbul village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Kamdara
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 588 hectares
Population 951
Male Population 452
Female Population 499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,104
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Turbul compares

By the 2011 count Turbul is the 29th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 874 residents. Its 588 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Turbul

Turbul is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Turbul as Available within 5 - 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 Turbul from other places

Turbul lies about 40 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Pokla, about 4.3 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 Turbul
Tehsil headquarters Kamdara 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Pokla 4.3 km
District headquarters Gumla 40 km
Nearest town Gumlā 40 km

Villages closest to Turbul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Turbul village had a population of 951. That makes it the 29th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 874 residents.

Turbul village has 452 males and 499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turbul has about 1104 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Turbul is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Turbul covers 588 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Turbul falls under Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Turbul is Pokla, about 4.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Turbul.

Turbul is about 40 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turbul is in Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district. Kamdara is about 2.5 km away. Pokla is about 4.3 km away. Gumla is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raiba (under 2 km), Kotbo (2.4 km) and Kamdara (2.5 km).

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

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