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About Turkariya Village

Turkariya is a mid sized village in Aklera tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 800, made up of 428 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Turkariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turkariya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Aklera
Pincode 326033
Area (hectares) 247.75 hectares
Population 800
Male Population 428
Female Population 372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
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 Turkariya compares

By the 2011 count Turkariya is the 57th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 247.75 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Turkariya

Turkariya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Turkariya 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 Turkariya from other places

Turkariya lies about 48 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Chhabra Gugor, about 40 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 Turkariya
Tehsil headquarters Aklera 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Chhabra Gugor 40 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 48 km

Villages closest to Turkariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Turkariya village had a population of 800. That makes it the 57th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Turkariya village has 428 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turkariya has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Turkariya is 326033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Turkariya covers 247.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Turkariya falls under Aklera tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Turkariya is Chhabra Gugor, about 40 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 Turkariya.

Turkariya is about 48 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turkariya is in Aklera tehsil of Jhalawar district. Aklera is about 2.7 km away. Chhabra Gugor is about 40 km away. Jhalawar is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Telani (under 2 km), Phokarda (under 2 km) and Uni (1.9 km).

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

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