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About Turkanirkuthi Village

Turkanirkuthi is a mid sized village in Tufanganj II tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,251, made up of 666 males and 585 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736159, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Turkanirkuthi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turkanirkuthi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Tufanganj II
Pincode 736159
Area (hectares) 127.17 hectares
Population 1,251
Male Population 666
Female Population 585
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Turkanirkuthi compares

By the 2011 count Turkanirkuthi is the 39th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,420 residents. Its 127.17 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Turkanirkuthi

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

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 Turkanirkuthi

As per the Census of India 2011, Turkanirkuthi village had a population of 1,251. That makes it the 39th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,420 residents.

Turkanirkuthi village has 666 males and 585 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turkanirkuthi has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Turkanirkuthi is 736159. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Turkanirkuthi covers 127.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Turkanirkuthi falls under Tufanganj II tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The census record for Turkanirkuthi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Turkanirkuthi is in Tufanganj II tehsil of Koch Bihar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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