# Turkaul Village, Sandesh, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sandesh, Bhojpur 

# Turkaul

Turkaul is a village in Sandesh sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,817 people in 591 households**, the 8th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 3,817people (2011)
- 591households
- 69.8%literacy
- 848females per 1,000 males

## Turkaul PIN code and other codes

Turkaul falls in Sandesh sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSandesh
- Community development blockSandesh
- Census village code246980

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

## How far is Turkaul from nearby towns?

- Sandesh (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)30 km by road
- Arrah (nearest town)30 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 Turkaul?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sandesh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 2 h winter

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 Turkaul known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 458 hectares of village land is sown, and 109 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 Turkaul

Of every 100 households in Turkaul in 2011, 1 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Turkaul · ■ Sandesh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**77%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**90%

Use banking services ****60%**

**70%

Television ****11%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Turkaul?

■ Turkaul · ■ Sandesh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****848**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884**

**914

Working population ****24.4%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 55.9% for women. 37% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 120 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 256 (27%) · **■** Household industry 40 (4%) · **■** Other work 85 (9%) · **■** Marginal 432 (46%)

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 Sandesh

- Khandaul5,179 people
- Chilhauns5,054 people
- Phulari5,036 people
- Jamuaon4,261 people
- Parura3,739 people
- Sarimpur Bachri3,433 people
- Dihra3,371 people
- Ahpura3,321 people

[All 54 villages in Sandesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/sandesh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Turkaul from Arrah?30 km by road
- What is the population of Turkaul?3,817 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Turkaul in?Bhojpur district (Sandesh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Turkaul?69.8% (Census 2011)