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About Turya Village

Turya is a small village in Chhatarpur tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 212, made up of 115 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 843 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389.63 hectares hectares.

Turya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Chhatarpur
Area (hectares) 389.63 hectares
Population 212
Male Population 115
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 843
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Turya compares

By the 2011 count Turya is the 131st largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents. Its 389.63 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 878.

Getting to Turya

Turya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Turya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Turya from other places

Turya lies about 7.6 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Maharaja Chhatrasal Station Chhatarpur, about 12 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 Turya
Tehsil headquarters Chhatarpur 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Maharaja Chhatrasal Station Chhatarpur 12 km

Villages closest to Turya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Turya village had a population of 212. That makes it the 131st largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents.

Turya village has 115 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turya has about 843 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 878.

Turya covers 389.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Turya falls under Chhatarpur tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Turya is Maharaja Chhatrasal Station Chhatarpur, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Turya.

Turya is about 7.6 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turya is in Chhatarpur tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Chhatarpur is about 7.6 km away. Maharaja Chhatrasal Station Chhatarpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malpura (under 2 km), Hatna (2.2 km) and Dhamora (2.5 km).

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

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