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About Turhamu Village

Turhamu is a mid sized village in Chandwa tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,305, made up of 677 males and 628 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 569 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Turhamu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turhamu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Chandwa
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 569 hectares
Population 1,305
Male Population 677
Female Population 628
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Turhamu compares

By the 2011 count Turhamu is the 23rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 569 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Turhamu

Turhamu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Turhamu as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Turhamu from other places

Turhamu lies about 24 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Tori Junction, about under 2 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 Turhamu
Nearest railway station Tori Junction under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandwa under 2 km
District headquarters Latehar 24 km
Nearest town Lātehār 24 km

Villages closest to Turhamu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Turhamu village had a population of 1,305. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Turhamu village has 677 males and 628 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turhamu has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Turhamu is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Turhamu covers 569 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Turhamu falls under Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Turhamu is Tori Junction, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Turhamu.

Turhamu is about 24 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turhamu is in Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district. Tori Junction is about under 2 km away. Chandwa is about under 2 km away. Latehar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alaudia (under 2 km), Chandwa (under 2 km) and Kamta (1.6 km).

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

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