# Turkaha Village, Phulwaria, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Phulwaria, Gopalganj 

# Turkaha

Turkaha is a village in Phulwaria sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,236 people in 162 households**, the 42nd largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%.

- 1,236people (2011)
- 162households
- 61.6%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Turkaha PIN code and other codes

Turkaha falls in Phulwaria sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChuraman Chak
- Community development blockPhulwaria
- Census village code230544

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

## How far is Turkaha from nearby towns?

- Phulwaria (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)27 km by road
- Gopalganj (nearest town)27 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 Turkaha?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Turkaha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Balepur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Phularia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gopalganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Turkaha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 131 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Turkaha

Of every 100 households in Turkaha in 2011, 20 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Turkaha · ■ Phulwaria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**92%

Use banking services ****74%**

**69%

Television ****6%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**3%

None of these assets ****0%**

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Turkaha?

■ Turkaha · ■ Phulwaria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%**

**69.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1058**

**959

Working population ****25.8%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.4% for men and 47.9% for women. 42% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 145 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (4%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 25 (8%) · **■** Marginal 131 (41%)

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 Phulwaria

- Semarawna1,377 people
- Murar Bataraha1,359 people
- Lachchhan Tola1,350 people
- Manjha Imilia1,238 people
- Bhawani Chhapar1,233 people
- Saunha1,216 people
- Kanthi Bathua1,198 people
- Bhagwanpur1,156 people

[All 106 villages in Phulwaria](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/phulwaria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Turkaha from Gopalganj?27 km by road
- What is the population of Turkaha?1,236 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Turkaha in?Gopalganj district (Phulwaria sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Turkaha?61.6% (Census 2011)