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About Turuk Purwa Village

Turuk Purwa is a small village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 227, made up of 107 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,121 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.85 hectares hectares.

Turuk Purwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turuk Purwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 32.85 hectares
Population 227
Male Population 107
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,121
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Turuk Purwa compares

By the 2011 count Turuk Purwa is the 372nd largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 32.85 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Turuk Purwa

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

How far is Turuk Purwa from other places

Turuk Purwa lies about 18 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Chandauli Majhwar, about 18 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 Turuk Purwa
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 9.2 km
District headquarters Chandauli 18 km
Nearest railway station Chandauli Majhwar 18 km

Villages closest to Turuk Purwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chakia 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 Turuk Purwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Turuk Purwa village had a population of 227. That makes it the 372nd largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Turuk Purwa village has 107 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turuk Purwa has about 1121 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Turuk Purwa covers 32.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Turuk Purwa falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Turuk Purwa is Chandauli Majhwar, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Turuk Purwa.

Turuk Purwa is about 18 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turuk Purwa is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Chakia is about 9.2 km away. Chandauli is about 18 km away. Chandauli Majhwar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumari (under 2 km), Amarasipur (under 2 km) and Amaon (1.5 km).

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

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