About Turkahia Village

Turkahia is a large village in Nichlaul tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,190, made up of 1,119 males and 1,071 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.54 hectares hectares.

Turkahia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turkahia village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Mahrajganj
Tehsil	Nichlaul
Area (hectares)	105.54 hectares
Population	2,190
Male Population	1,119
Female Population	1,071
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Turkahia compares

By the 2011 count Turkahia is the 82nd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents. Its 105.54 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Turkahia

Turkahia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Turkahia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Turkahia from other places

Turkahia lies about 18 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Jhamat, about 6.1 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 Turkahia
Nearest railway station	Jhamat	6.1 km
District headquarters	Mahrajganj	18 km
Nearest town	Mahārāganj	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nichlaul	34 km

Villages closest to Turkahia

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

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Common questions about Turkahia

As per the Census of India 2011, Turkahia village had a population of 2,190. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents.

Turkahia village has 1,119 males and 1,071 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turkahia has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Turkahia covers 105.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Turkahia falls under Nichlaul tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Turkahia is Jhamat, about 6.1 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 10+ km distance for Turkahia.

Turkahia is about 18 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turkahia is in Nichlaul tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Jhamat is about 6.1 km away. Mahrajganj is about 18 km away. Mahārāganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.