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About Turdag Village

Turdag is a mid sized village in Jhalda I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 912, made up of 455 males and 457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Turdag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turdag village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda I
Pincode 723212
Area (hectares) 229.43 hectares
Population 912
Male Population 455
Female Population 457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Turdag compares

By the 2011 count Turdag is the 50th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 229.43 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Turdag

Turdag is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Turdag as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Tarhad, Tarkana, Telidi and Torang. 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 Turdag

As per the Census of India 2011, Turdag village had a population of 912. That makes it the 50th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Turdag village has 455 males and 457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turdag has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Turdag is 723212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Turdag covers 229.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Turdag falls under Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Turdag.

Turdag is in Jhalda I 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 Turdag today is likely to be higher.

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