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About Turup Village

Turup is a mid sized village in Angara tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,767, made up of 887 males and 880 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 415.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Turup Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turup village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Angara
Pincode 835103
Area (hectares) 415.53 hectares
Population 1,767
Male Population 887
Female Population 880
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Turup compares

By the 2011 count Turup is the 22nd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 415.53 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Turup

The census records public bus service for Turup as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Turup from other places

Turup lies about 17 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Mesra, about 4.1 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 Turup
Nearest railway station Mesra 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Angara 5.6 km
District headquarters Ranchi 17 km

Villages closest to Turup

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Turup village had a population of 1,767. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Turup village has 887 males and 880 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turup has about 992 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 986.

The pincode recorded for Turup is 835103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Turup covers 415.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Turup falls under Angara tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Turup is Mesra, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Turup is about 17 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turup is in Angara tehsil of Ranchi district. Mesra is about 4.1 km away. Angara is about 5.6 km away. Ranchi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salhan (1.7 km), Jamuari (2.3 km) and Hesal (2.3 km).

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

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