# Madhopur Turkaha Village, Sidhwalia, Gopalganj (Bihar)

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Village · Sidhwalia, Gopalganj 

# Madhopur Turkaha

Madhopur Turkaha is a village in Sidhwalia sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **849 people in 138 households**, the 39th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 849people (2011)
- 138households
- 60.4%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Madhopur Turkaha PIN code and other codes

Madhopur Turkaha falls in Sidhwalia sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMahammadpur
- Community development blockSidhwalia
- Census village code231129

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

## How far is Madhopur Turkaha from nearby towns?

- Sidhwalia (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)35 km by road
- Barauli (nearest town)10 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 Madhopur Turkaha?

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

### In the village

- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dewapur
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sidhwalia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sidhawaliya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sipaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Madhopur Turkaha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 55 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Madhopur Turkaha

Of every 100 households in Madhopur Turkaha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Madhopur Turkaha · ■ Sidhwalia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

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

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**53%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****86%**

**59%

Television ****19%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**12%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Madhopur Turkaha?

■ Madhopur Turkaha · ■ Sidhwalia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**933

Working population ****26.4%**

**25.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.3% for men and 50.9% for women. 48% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 34 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (31%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 115 (51%)

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 Sidhwalia

- Shahpur1,085 people
- Tandaspur970 people
- Jagiraha935 people
- Bhojpurwa891 people
- Joigar800 people
- Kesho Gaura799 people
- Gauri740 people
- Banjaria693 people

[All 50 villages in Sidhwalia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/sidhwalia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Madhopur Turkaha from Gopalganj?35 km by road
- What is the population of Madhopur Turkaha?849 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Madhopur Turkaha in?Gopalganj district (Sidhwalia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Madhopur Turkaha?60.4% (Census 2011)