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About Turiya Village

Turiya is a mid sized village in Kurai tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,999, made up of 1,028 males and 971 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319.26 hectares hectares.

Turiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Kurai
Area (hectares) 319.26 hectares
Population 1,999
Male Population 1,028
Female Population 971
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Turiya compares

By the 2011 count Turiya is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 624 residents. Its 319.26 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Turiya

Turiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Turiya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Turiya from other places

Turiya lies about 43 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Sukli, about 33 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 Turiya
Tehsil headquarters Kurai 30 km
Nearest railway station Sukli 33 km
Nearest town Rāmtek 38 km
District headquarters Seoni 43 km

Villages closest to Turiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Turiya village had a population of 1,999. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 624 residents.

Turiya village has 1,028 males and 971 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turiya has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1029.

Turiya covers 319.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Turiya falls under Kurai tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Turiya is Sukli, about 33 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 5 - 10 km distance for Turiya.

Turiya is about 43 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turiya is in Kurai tehsil of Seoni district. Kurai is about 30 km away. Sukli is about 33 km away. Rāmtek is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Santosha (under 2 km), Awargani Ryt (1.6 km) and Kohka (2.6 km).

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

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