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About Turuakocha Village

Turuakocha is a small village in Gudri tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 126 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Turuakocha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turuakocha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Gudri
Pincode 835227
Population 258
Male Population 126
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
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 Turuakocha compares

By the 2011 count Turuakocha is the 61st largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 429 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Turuakocha

Turuakocha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Turuakocha 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 Turuakocha from other places

Turuakocha lies about 49 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Manikui, about 15 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 Turuakocha
Tehsil headquarters Gudri 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Manikui 15 km
Nearest town Bhetia 27 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 49 km

Villages closest to Turuakocha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Turuakocha village had a population of 258. That makes it the 61st largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 429 residents.

Turuakocha village has 126 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turuakocha has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Turuakocha is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Turuakocha falls under Gudri tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Turuakocha is Manikui, about 15 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 Turuakocha.

Turuakocha is about 49 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turuakocha is in Gudri tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Gudri is about 8.3 km away. Manikui is about 15 km away. Bhetia is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gudri (8.3 km), Bandu (11 km) and Tirkira (11 km).

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

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