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About Turukwadi Village

Turukwadi is a mid sized village in Shirur Anantpal tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 701, made up of 361 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413544, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Turukwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turukwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Shirur Anantpal
Pincode 413544
Area (hectares) 195 hectares
Population 701
Male Population 361
Female Population 340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Turukwadi compares

By the 2011 count Turukwadi is the 40th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,734 residents. Its 195 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Turukwadi

Turukwadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Turukwadi 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 Turukwadi from other places

Turukwadi lies about 27 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Gharni, about 17 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 Turukwadi
Tehsil headquarters Shirur Anantpal 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Gharni 17 km
Nearest town Nilanga 25 km
District headquarters Latur 27 km

Villages closest to Turukwadi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shirur Anantpal 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 Turukwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Turukwadi village had a population of 701. That makes it the 40th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,734 residents.

Turukwadi village has 361 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turukwadi has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Turukwadi is 413544. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Turukwadi covers 195 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Turukwadi falls under Shirur Anantpal tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Turukwadi is Gharni, about 17 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Turukwadi.

Turukwadi is about 27 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turukwadi is in Shirur Anantpal tehsil of Latur district. Shirur Anantpal is about 3.2 km away. Gharni is about 17 km away. Nilanga is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhingoli (under 2 km), Aari (1.8 km) and Rapka (2.4 km).

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

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