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About Turidih Village

Turidih is a mid sized village in Raidih tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 505, made up of 253 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 406 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Turidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turidih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Raidih
Pincode 835207
Area (hectares) 406 hectares
Population 505
Male Population 253
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
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 Turidih compares

By the 2011 count Turidih is the 50th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents. Its 406 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Turidih

Turidih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Turidih 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 Turidih from other places

Turidih lies about 10 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 51 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 Turidih
Tehsil headquarters Raidih 8.1 km
District headquarters Gumla 10 km
Nearest town Gumlā 10 km
Nearest railway station Bakaspur 51 km

Villages closest to Turidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Turidih village had a population of 505. That makes it the 50th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents.

Turidih village has 253 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turidih has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Turidih is 835207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Turidih covers 406 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Turidih falls under Raidih tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Turidih is Bakaspur, about 51 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 Turidih.

Turidih is about 10 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turidih is in Raidih tehsil of Gumla district. Raidih is about 8.1 km away. Gumla is about 10 km away. Gumlā is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kapudih (under 2 km), Telea (under 2 km) and Sikoi (1.6 km).

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

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