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About Turkiyawas Village

Turkiyawas is a mid sized village in Thanagazi tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 784, made up of 416 males and 368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Turkiyawas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turkiyawas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Thanagazi
Pincode 301024
Area (hectares) 160 hectares
Population 784
Male Population 416
Female Population 368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Turkiyawas compares

By the 2011 count Turkiyawas is the 94th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,432 residents. Its 160 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Turkiyawas

Turkiyawas is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Turkiyawas as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Turkiyawas from other places

Turkiyawas lies about 31 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Mahwa, about 29 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 Turkiyawas
Nearest town Viratnagar 16 km
Nearest railway station Mahwa 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Thanagazi 31 km
District headquarters Alwar 31 km

Villages closest to Turkiyawas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Turkiyawas village had a population of 784. That makes it the 94th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,432 residents.

Turkiyawas village has 416 males and 368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turkiyawas has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Turkiyawas is 301024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Turkiyawas covers 160 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Turkiyawas falls under Thanagazi tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Turkiyawas is Mahwa, about 29 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Turkiyawas.

Turkiyawas is about 31 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turkiyawas is in Thanagazi tehsil of Alwar district. Viratnagar is about 16 km away. Mahwa is about 29 km away. Thanagazi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lila Marha (2.4 km), Bamanwas Kankar (2.4 km) and Narayanpur (2.5 km).

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

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