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About Turra Village

Turra is a mid sized village in Majhgawan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 849, made up of 435 males and 414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1093 hectares hectares.

Turra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Majhgawan
Area (hectares) 1093 hectares
Population 849
Male Population 435
Female Population 414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
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 Turra compares

By the 2011 count Turra is the 38th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 1093 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Turra

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

Turra lies about 32 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Majhagawan, about 11 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 Turra
Nearest railway station Majhagawan 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Majhgawan 11 km
District headquarters Satna 32 km

Villages closest to Turra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Turra village had a population of 849. That makes it the 38th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Turra village has 435 males and 414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turra has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Turra covers 1093 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Turra falls under Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Turra is Majhagawan, about 11 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 Turra.

Turra is about 32 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turra is in Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district. Majhagawan is about 11 km away. Majhgawan is about 11 km away. Satna is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patangar (under 2 km), Gauhani (under 2 km) and Kailashpur (1.9 km).

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

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