About Turi Village

Turi is a mid sized village in Hariharganj tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,695, made up of 891 males and 804 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 607 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Turi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turi village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Hariharganj
Pincode	822131
Area (hectares)	607 hectares
Population	1,695
Male Population	891
Female Population	804
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Turi compares

By the 2011 count Turi is the 10th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 607 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 923.

Getting to Turi

Turi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Turi as Available within village. 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 Turi from other places

Turi lies about 28 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Nimiaghat, about 11 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 Turi
Nearest railway station	Nimiaghat	11 km
Nearest town	Gomoh	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hariharganj	28 km
District headquarters	Palamu	28 km

Villages closest to Turi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Turi village had a population of 1,695. That makes it the 10th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Turi village has 891 males and 804 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turi has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Turi is 822131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Turi covers 607 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Turi falls under Hariharganj tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Turi is Nimiaghat, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Turi.

Turi is about 28 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turi is in Hariharganj tehsil of Palamu district. Nimiaghat is about 11 km away. Gomoh is about 15 km away. Hariharganj is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.