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About Turka Village

Turka is a mid sized village in Talbehat tehsil, in the district of Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,065, made up of 555 males and 510 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 361.81 hectares hectares.

Turka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turka village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Lalitpur
Tehsil Talbehat
Area (hectares) 361.81 hectares
Population 1,065
Male Population 555
Female Population 510
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Turka compares

By the 2011 count Turka is the 88th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 361.81 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Turka

Turka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Turka as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Turka from other places

Turka lies about 28 km from Lalitpur, and the nearest railway station is Udaipura, about 9.8 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 Turka
Nearest railway station Udaipura 9.8 km
Nearest town Tīkamgarh 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Talbehat 28 km
District headquarters Lalitpur 28 km

Villages closest to Turka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Turka village had a population of 1,065. That makes it the 88th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Turka village has 555 males and 510 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turka has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 891.

Turka covers 361.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Turka falls under Talbehat tehsil of Lalitpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Turka is Udaipura, about 9.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Turka.

Turka is about 28 km from Lalitpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turka is in Talbehat tehsil of Lalitpur district. Udaipura is about 9.8 km away. Tīkamgarh is about 24 km away. Talbehat is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamanguwan (1.9 km), Bhujupura (2.3 km) and Bachhrawni (2.6 km).

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

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