About Turchi Village

Turchi is one of the larger villages in Tasgaon tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,332, made up of 3,291 males and 3,041 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1261 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Turchi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turchi village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Sangli
Tehsil	Tasgaon
Pincode	416312
Area (hectares)	1261 hectares
Population	6,332
Male Population	3,291
Female Population	3,041
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
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 Turchi compares

By the 2011 count Turchi is the 9th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,139 residents. Its 1261 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Turchi

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

Turchi lies about 24 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Bhilawadi, about 7.9 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 Turchi
Tehsil headquarters	Tasgaon	6.3 km
Nearest town	Tāsgaon	6.3 km
Nearest railway station	Bhilawadi	7.9 km
District headquarters	Sangli	24 km

Villages closest to Turchi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Turchi village had a population of 6,332. That makes it the 9th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,139 residents.

Turchi village has 3,291 males and 3,041 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turchi has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Turchi is 416312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Turchi covers 1261 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Turchi falls under Tasgaon tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Turchi is Bhilawadi, about 7.9 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 Turchi.

Turchi is about 24 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turchi is in Tasgaon tehsil of Sangli district. Tasgaon is about 6.3 km away. Tāsgaon is about 6.3 km away. Bhilawadi is about 7.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.