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About Turupdega Village

Turupdega is a small village in Jaldega tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 276, made up of 132 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Turupdega Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turupdega village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Jaldega
Pincode 835211
Area (hectares) 227.99 hectares
Population 276
Male Population 132
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
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 Turupdega compares

By the 2011 count Turupdega is the 52nd largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents. Its 227.99 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 1013.

Getting to Turupdega

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

Turupdega lies about 38 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Kanaroan, about 5.0 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 Turupdega
Nearest railway station Kanaroan 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaldega 6.0 km
Nearest town Birmitrapur 20 km
District headquarters Simdega 38 km

Villages closest to Turupdega

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Turupdega village had a population of 276. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents.

Turupdega village has 132 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turupdega has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Turupdega is 835211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Turupdega covers 227.99 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.

Turupdega falls under Jaldega tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Turupdega is Kanaroan, about 5.0 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 Turupdega.

Turupdega is about 38 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turupdega is in Jaldega tehsil of Simdega district. Kanaroan is about 5.0 km away. Jaldega is about 6.0 km away. Birmitrapur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mayamdega (under 2 km), Kharwagarha (under 2 km) and Titlingi (2.8 km).

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

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