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About Turtipur Village

Turtipur is a small village in Rajmahal tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 381, made up of 181 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 321 hectares hectares.

Turtipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turtipur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Rajmahal
Area (hectares) 321 hectares
Population 381
Male Population 181
Female Population 200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,105
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Turtipur compares

By the 2011 count Turtipur is the 61st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 321 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Turtipur

Turtipur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Turtipur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Turtipur from other places

Turtipur lies about 28 km from Sahibganj. 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 Turtipur
Tehsil headquarters Rajmahal 2.6 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 2.6 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 28 km

Villages closest to Turtipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Turtipur village had a population of 381. That makes it the 61st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Turtipur village has 181 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turtipur has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Turtipur covers 321 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Turtipur falls under Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Turtipur notes the nearest railway station as Available.

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

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

Turtipur is in Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district. Rajmahal is about 2.6 km away. Rājmahal is about 2.6 km away. Sahibganj is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mirza Bazar (under 2 km), Gadaganj (under 2 km) and Gunihari (under 2 km).

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

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