About Tursi Village

Tursi is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,321, made up of 692 males and 629 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tursi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tursi village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Harraiya
Pincode	272127
Area (hectares)	153.56 hectares
Population	1,321
Male Population	692
Female Population	629
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tursi compares

By the 2011 count Tursi is the 133rd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 153.56 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Tursi

Tursi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tursi as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tursi from other places

Tursi lies about 36 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Uska Bazar, about 26 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 Tursi
Nearest town	Bānsi	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harraiya	23 km
Nearest railway station	Uska Bazar	26 km
District headquarters	Basti	36 km

Villages closest to Tursi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tursi village had a population of 1,321. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Tursi village has 692 males and 629 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tursi has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Tursi is 272127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tursi covers 153.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tursi falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tursi is Uska Bazar, about 26 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 - 10 km distance for Tursi.

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

Tursi is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Bānsi is about 13 km away. Harraiya is about 23 km away. Uska Bazar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.