About Turang Village

Turang is a small village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 121, made up of 61 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Turang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turang village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Murhu
Pincode	835216
Area (hectares)	133 hectares
Population	121
Male Population	61
Female Population	60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Turang compares

By the 2011 count Turang is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 996.

Getting to Turang

Turang is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Turang as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Turang from other places

Turang lies about 30 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Pakra, about 25 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 Turang
Tehsil headquarters	Murhu	20 km
Nearest railway station	Pakra	25 km
District headquarters	Khunti	30 km

Villages closest to Turang

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

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Common questions about Turang

As per the Census of India 2011, Turang village had a population of 121. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Turang village has 61 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turang has about 984 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 996.

The pincode recorded for Turang is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Turang covers 133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Turang falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Turang is Pakra, about 25 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 10+ km distance for Turang.

Turang is about 30 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turang is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 20 km away. Pakra is about 25 km away. Khunti is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.