# Turkaili Village, Jokihat, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Jokihat, Araria 

# Turkaili

Turkaili is a village in Jokihat sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **558 people in 102 households**, the 91st largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 19.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 558people (2011)
- 102households
- 19.0%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Turkaili PIN code and other codes

Turkaili falls in Jokihat sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhagwanpur
- Community development blockJokihat
- Census village code222192

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Turkaili from nearby towns?

- Jokihat (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)18 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)18 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Turkaili?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Turkaili; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sisauna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farvishganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Turkaili known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 132 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Turkaili

Of every 100 households in Turkaili in 2011, 3 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Turkaili · ■ Jokihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**93%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****13%**

**17%

Television ****1%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Turkaili?

■ Turkaili · ■ Jokihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****19.0%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1259**

**961

Working population ****28.7%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 22.0% for men and 15.7% for women. 55% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (46%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 83 (52%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jokihat

- Bhag Turkaili704 people
- Matiari690 people
- Pirganj591 people
- Satbhita Kamat582 people
- Parshadpur555 people
- Kishunpur498 people
- Bazidpur458 people
- Gachh Mahadewa389 people

[All 99 villages in Jokihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/jokihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Turkaili from Araria?18 km by road
- What is the population of Turkaili?558 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Turkaili in?Araria district (Jokihat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Turkaili?19.0% (Census 2011)