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About Mavaiya Turkani Village

Mavaiya Turkani is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 643, made up of 307 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.52 hectares hectares.

Mavaiya Turkani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mavaiya Turkani village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Area (hectares) 42.52 hectares
Population 643
Male Population 307
Female Population 336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mavaiya Turkani compares

By the 2011 count Mavaiya Turkani is the 440th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 42.52 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Mavaiya Turkani

Mavaiya Turkani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mavaiya Turkani as Available within 5 - 10 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 Mavaiya Turkani from other places

Mavaiya Turkani lies about 36 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Handia Khas, about 12 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 Mavaiya Turkani
Tehsil headquarters Handia 11 km
Nearest railway station Handia Khas 12 km
Nearest town Phulpur 15 km
District headquarters Allahabad 36 km

Villages closest to Mavaiya Turkani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Handia 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 Mavaiya Turkani

As per the Census of India 2011, Mavaiya Turkani village had a population of 643. That makes it the 440th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Mavaiya Turkani village has 307 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mavaiya Turkani has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Mavaiya Turkani covers 42.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mavaiya Turkani falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mavaiya Turkani is Handia Khas, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mavaiya Turkani.

Mavaiya Turkani is about 36 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mavaiya Turkani is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Handia is about 11 km away. Handia Khas is about 12 km away. Phulpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mavaiya Hindubani (under 2 km), Kasaunjha Urf Pure Raghai (under 2 km) and Chak Hauda (under 2 km).

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

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