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About Turya Village

Turya is a mid sized village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,466, made up of 799 males and 667 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 994.9 hectares hectares.

Turya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Rajnagar
Area (hectares) 994.9 hectares
Population 1,466
Male Population 799
Female Population 667
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 835
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 Turya compares

By the 2011 count Turya is the 59th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,638 residents. Its 994.9 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Turya

Turya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Turya 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 Turya from other places

Turya lies about 22 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Duriyaganj, about 1.7 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
Nearest railway station Duriyaganj 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajnagar 16 km
Nearest town Khajuraho Group of Monuments 17 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 22 km

Villages closest to Turya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajnagar 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 1,466. That makes it the 59th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,638 residents.

Turya village has 799 males and 667 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turya has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 887.

Turya covers 994.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Turya is Duriyaganj, about 1.7 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 Turya.

Turya is about 22 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 Rajnagar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Duriyaganj is about 1.7 km away. Rajnagar is about 16 km away. Khajuraho Group of Monuments 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 Toriya (under 2 km), Ganj (2.3 km) and Kadoha (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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