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About Turkheda Village

Turkheda is a mid sized village in Anjangaon Surji tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,823, made up of 926 males and 897 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308 hectares hectares.

Turkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turkheda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Anjangaon Surji
Area (hectares) 308 hectares
Population 1,823
Male Population 926
Female Population 897
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Turkheda compares

By the 2011 count Turkheda is the 16th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents. Its 308 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 963.

Getting to Turkheda

Turkheda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Turkheda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Turkheda from other places

Turkheda lies about under 2 km from Amravati. 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 Turkheda
Tehsil headquarters Anjangaon Surji under 2 km
District headquarters Amravati under 2 km

Villages closest to Turkheda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Anjangaon Surji 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 Turkheda

As per the Census of India 2011, Turkheda village had a population of 1,823. That makes it the 16th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents.

Turkheda village has 926 males and 897 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turkheda has about 969 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 963.

Turkheda covers 308 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Turkheda falls under Anjangaon Surji tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Turkheda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Turkheda.

Turkheda is about under 2 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turkheda is in Anjangaon Surji tehsil of Amravati district. Anjangaon Surji is about under 2 km away. Amravati is about under 2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alipur (under 2 km), Wadali (3.2 km) and Raudalpur (3.4 km).

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

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