About Turkaha Village

Turkaha is a small village in Unchahara tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 402, made up of 214 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.62 hectares hectares.

Turkaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turkaha village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Satna
Tehsil	Unchahara
Area (hectares)	139.62 hectares
Population	402
Male Population	214
Female Population	188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	879
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 Turkaha compares

By the 2011 count Turkaha is the 112th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 139.62 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Turkaha

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

Turkaha lies about 15 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Satna Junction, about 14 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 Turkaha
Nearest town	Nāgod	11 km
Nearest railway station	Satna Junction	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Unchahara	15 km
District headquarters	Satna	15 km

Villages closest to Turkaha

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

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Common questions about Turkaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Turkaha village had a population of 402. That makes it the 112th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Turkaha village has 214 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turkaha has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Turkaha covers 139.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Turkaha falls under Unchahara tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Turkaha is Satna Junction, about 14 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 Turkaha.

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

Turkaha is in Unchahara tehsil of Satna district. Nāgod is about 11 km away. Satna Junction is about 14 km away. Unchahara is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.