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About Turkya Village

Turkya is a mid sized village in Malhargarh tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,079, made up of 563 males and 516 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355.13 hectares hectares.

Turkya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turkya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Malhargarh
Area (hectares) 355.13 hectares
Population 1,079
Male Population 563
Female Population 516
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Turkya compares

By the 2011 count Turkya is the 54th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents. Its 355.13 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Turkya

Turkya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Turkya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Turkya from other places

Turkya lies about 15 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Sindpan, about 9.0 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 Turkya
Nearest railway station Sindpan 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Malhargarh 14 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 15 km

Villages closest to Turkya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Turkya village had a population of 1,079. That makes it the 54th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents.

Turkya village has 563 males and 516 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turkya has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Turkya covers 355.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Turkya falls under Malhargarh tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Turkya is Sindpan, about 9.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Turkya.

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

Turkya is in Malhargarh tehsil of Mandsaur district. Sindpan is about 9.0 km away. Malhargarh is about 14 km away. Mandsaur 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 Bhangipipalya (under 2 km), Akyapalra (under 2 km) and Chauthkhedi (1.6 km).

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

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