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About Turana Village

Turana is a mid sized village in Saidpur tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,555, made up of 750 males and 805 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 233306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Turana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turana village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Saidpur
Pincode 233306
Area (hectares) 267.09 hectares
Population 1,555
Male Population 750
Female Population 805
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Turana compares

By the 2011 count Turana is the 116th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents. Its 267.09 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Turana

Turana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Turana as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Turana from other places

Turana lies about 23 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Basuchak, about 5.6 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 Turana
Nearest railway station Basuchak 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Saidpur 14 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 23 km

Villages closest to Turana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Turana village had a population of 1,555. That makes it the 116th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents.

Turana village has 750 males and 805 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turana has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Turana is 233306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Turana covers 267.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Turana falls under Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Turana is Basuchak, about 5.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Turana.

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

Turana is in Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district. Basuchak is about 5.6 km away. Saidpur is about 14 km away. Ghazipur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aalampur (under 2 km), Alampur (under 2 km) and Sagara (1.6 km).

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

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