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About Turkaha Village

Turkaha is a mid sized village in Hata tehsil, in the district of Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,593, made up of 811 males and 782 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.27 hectares hectares.

Turkaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turkaha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kushinagar
Tehsil Hata
Area (hectares) 185.27 hectares
Population 1,593
Male Population 811
Female Population 782
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Turkaha compares

By the 2011 count Turkaha is the 197th largest of the 346 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,299 residents. Its 185.27 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Turkaha

Turkaha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Turkaha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Turkaha from other places

Turkaha lies about 25 km from Kushinagar, and the nearest railway station is Bodarwar, about 3.9 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 Turkaha
Nearest railway station Bodarwar 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Hata 16 km
District headquarters Kushinagar 25 km

Villages closest to Turkaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Turkaha village had a population of 1,593. That makes it the 197th largest of the 346 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,299 residents.

Turkaha village has 811 males and 782 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turkaha has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Turkaha covers 185.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Turkaha falls under Hata tehsil of Kushinagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Turkaha is Bodarwar, about 3.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Turkaha.

Turkaha is about 25 km from Kushinagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turkaha is in Hata tehsil of Kushinagar district. Bodarwar is about 3.9 km away. Hata is about 16 km away. Kushinagar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodara (under 2 km), Chandarpur (under 2 km) and Khokhia Mubarakpur (1.5 km).

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

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