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About Thuriya Village

Thuriya is a mid sized village in Alot tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,279, made up of 648 males and 631 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 451.34 hectares hectares.

Thuriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thuriya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Alot
Area (hectares) 451.34 hectares
Population 1,279
Male Population 648
Female Population 631
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Thuriya compares

By the 2011 count Thuriya is the 20th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 840 residents. Its 451.34 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Thuriya

Thuriya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Thuriya 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thuriya from other places

Thuriya lies about 78 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Thuria, about 1.6 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 Thuriya
Nearest railway station Thuria 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Alot 9.4 km
District headquarters Ratlam 78 km

Villages closest to Thuriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thuriya village had a population of 1,279. That makes it the 20th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 840 residents.

Thuriya village has 648 males and 631 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thuriya has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Thuriya covers 451.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thuriya falls under Alot tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thuriya is Thuria, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Thuriya.

Thuriya is about 78 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thuriya is in Alot tehsil of Ratlam district. Thuria is about 1.6 km away. Alot is about 9.4 km away. Ratlam is about 78 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kishangarh (1.7 km), Dhaturiya (2.6 km) and Kandiya (2.7 km).

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

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