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About Turku Village

Turku is a mid sized village in Barabazar tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 529, made up of 267 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Turku Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turku village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Barabazar
Pincode 723127
Area (hectares) 18.63 hectares
Population 529
Male Population 267
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Turku compares

By the 2011 count Turku is the 126th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 18.63 hectares work out to about 28 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 995.

Getting to Turku

Turku is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Turku 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Tilagara, Tipur, Tuima and Tumrashou. 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 Turku

As per the Census of India 2011, Turku village had a population of 529. That makes it the 126th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Turku village has 267 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turku has about 981 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 995.

The pincode recorded for Turku is 723127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Turku covers 18.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Turku falls under Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Turku 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 <5 km distance for Turku.

Turku is in Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya 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 Turku today is likely to be higher.

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