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About Turkahi Village

Turkahi is a mid sized village in Saidpur tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,061, made up of 571 males and 490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 233304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Turkahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turkahi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Saidpur
Pincode 233304
Area (hectares) 47.8 hectares
Population 1,061
Male Population 571
Female Population 490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Turkahi compares

By the 2011 count Turkahi is the 177th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents. Its 47.8 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Turkahi

The census records public bus service for Turkahi 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Turkahi from other places

Turkahi lies about 33 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Saiyedpur Bhitri, about 3.0 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 Turkahi
Nearest railway station Saiyedpur Bhitri 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Saidpur 3.8 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 33 km

Villages closest to Turkahi

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 Turkahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Turkahi village had a population of 1,061. That makes it the 177th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents.

Turkahi village has 571 males and 490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turkahi has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Turkahi is 233304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Turkahi covers 47.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Turkahi is Saiyedpur Bhitri, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Turkahi.

Turkahi is about 33 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turkahi is in Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district. Saiyedpur Bhitri is about 3.0 km away. Saidpur is about 3.8 km away. Ghazipur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phulwari Khurd (under 2 km), Nasirabad (under 2 km) and Phulwari Kala (under 2 km).

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

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