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About Turua Village

Turua is a small village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 381, made up of 182 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Turua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Borio
Pincode 816109
Area (hectares) 123.66 hectares
Population 381
Male Population 182
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,093
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Turua compares

By the 2011 count Turua is the 68th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 123.66 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Turua

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

How far is Turua from other places

Turua lies about 15 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Karanpurato, 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 Turua
Tehsil headquarters Borio 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Karanpurato 11 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 15 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 15 km

Villages closest to Turua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Turua village had a population of 381. That makes it the 68th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Turua village has 182 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turua has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Turua is 816109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Turua covers 123.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Turua falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Turua is Karanpurato, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Turua.

Turua is about 15 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turua is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Borio is about 8.9 km away. Karanpurato is about 11 km away. Sahibganj is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dighi (under 2 km), Kadma (under 2 km) and Matia (under 2 km).

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

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