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About Tururma Village

Tururma is a mid sized village in Raidih tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 645, made up of 320 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tururma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tururma village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Raidih
Pincode 835206
Area (hectares) 298 hectares
Population 645
Male Population 320
Female Population 325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tururma compares

By the 2011 count Tururma is the 41st largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents. Its 298 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Tururma

Tururma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tururma as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Tururma from other places

Tururma lies about 18 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 59 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 Tururma
Tehsil headquarters Raidih 8.4 km
District headquarters Gumla 18 km
Nearest town Gumlā 18 km
Nearest railway station Bakaspur 59 km

Villages closest to Tururma

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 Tururma

As per the Census of India 2011, Tururma village had a population of 645. That makes it the 41st largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents.

Tururma village has 320 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tururma has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Tururma is 835206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tururma covers 298 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tururma falls under Raidih tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tururma is Bakaspur, about 59 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 village for Tururma.

Tururma is about 18 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tururma is in Raidih tehsil of Gumla district. Raidih is about 8.4 km away. Gumla is about 18 km away. Gumlā 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 Masgaon (1.7 km), Keradih (2.6 km) and Hesag (2.7 km).

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

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