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About Turkatha Village

Turkatha is a mid sized village in Amritpur tehsil, in the district of Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 843, made up of 415 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares.

Turkatha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turkatha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Farrukhabad
Tehsil Amritpur
Area (hectares) 135 hectares
Population 843
Male Population 415
Female Population 428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Turkatha compares

By the 2011 count Turkatha is the 78th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 854.

Getting to Turkatha

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

How far is Turkatha from other places

Turkatha lies about 23 km from Farrukhabad, and the nearest railway station is Shukarullahpur, about 20 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 Turkatha
Tehsil headquarters Amritpur 6.8 km
Nearest town Shamsābād 16 km
Nearest railway station Shukarullahpur 20 km
District headquarters Farrukhabad 23 km

Villages closest to Turkatha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Turkatha village had a population of 843. That makes it the 78th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents.

Turkatha village has 415 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turkatha has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 854.

Turkatha covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Turkatha falls under Amritpur tehsil of Farrukhabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Turkatha is Shukarullahpur, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Turkatha.

Turkatha is about 23 km from Farrukhabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turkatha is in Amritpur tehsil of Farrukhabad district. Amritpur is about 6.8 km away. Shamsābād is about 16 km away. Shukarullahpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumhraur (under 2 km), Goojarpur Pamaran (1.8 km) and Muhiuddeen Nagar (2.7 km).

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

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