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About Turkani Village

Turkani is a large village in Sirauli Gauspur tehsil, in the district of Bara Banki, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,441, made up of 1,296 males and 1,145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322.9 hectares hectares.

Turkani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turkani village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bara Banki
Tehsil Sirauli Gauspur
Area (hectares) 322.9 hectares
Population 2,441
Male Population 1,296
Female Population 1,145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Turkani compares

By the 2011 count Turkani is the 34th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 322.9 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Turkani

Turkani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Turkani as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Turkani from other places

Turkani lies about 20 km from Bara Banki, and the nearest railway station is Safdarganj, about 1.9 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 Turkani
Nearest railway station Safdarganj 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sirauli Gauspur 7.4 km
Nearest town Zaidpur 10 km
District headquarters Bara Banki 20 km

Villages closest to Turkani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Turkani village had a population of 2,441. That makes it the 34th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Turkani village has 1,296 males and 1,145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turkani has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

Turkani covers 322.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Turkani falls under Sirauli Gauspur tehsil of Bara Banki district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Turkani is Safdarganj, about 1.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Turkani.

Turkani is about 20 km from Bara Banki in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turkani is in Sirauli Gauspur tehsil of Bara Banki district. Safdarganj is about 1.9 km away. Sirauli Gauspur is about 7.4 km away. Zaidpur is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kithuri (1.8 km), Parsa (2.5 km) and Parsval (2.5 km).

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

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