About Turkhed Village

Turkhed is a small village in Murtijapur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 382, made up of 196 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.95 hectares hectares.

Turkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turkhed village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Akola
Tehsil	Murtijapur
Area (hectares)	260.95 hectares
Population	382
Male Population	196
Female Population	186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Turkhed compares

By the 2011 count Turkhed is the 100th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 922 residents. Its 260.95 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Turkhed

Turkhed is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Turkhed as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Turkhed from other places

Turkhed lies about 123 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Arvi, about 12 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 Turkhed
Tehsil headquarters	Murtijapur	7.0 km
Nearest railway station	Arvi	12 km
Nearest town	Ārvi	13 km
District headquarters	Akola	123 km

Villages closest to Turkhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Turkhed village had a population of 382. That makes it the 100th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 922 residents.

Turkhed village has 196 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turkhed has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 931.

Turkhed covers 260.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Turkhed falls under Murtijapur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Turkhed is Arvi, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Turkhed.

Turkhed is about 123 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turkhed is in Murtijapur tehsil of Akola district. Murtijapur is about 7.0 km away. Arvi is about 12 km away. Ārvi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.