# Turkaulia Village, Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran 

# Turkaulia

Turkaulia is a village in Gaunaha sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,694 people in 279 households**, the 39th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.

- 1,694people (2011)
- 279households
- 67.0%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Turkaulia PIN code and other codes

Turkaulia falls in Gaunaha sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMahui
- Community development blockGaunaha
- Census village code216326

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

## How far is Turkaulia from nearby towns?

- Gaunaha (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)59 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)16 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 Turkaulia?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Turkaulia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jamunia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Turkaulia known for?

About 42% of the 102 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Turkaulia

Of every 100 households in Turkaulia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Turkaulia · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**42%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****48%**

**38%

Television ****22%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Turkaulia?

■ Turkaulia · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%**

**58.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****830**

**959

Working population ****44.3%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 49.3% for women. 47% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 129 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 99 (13%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 15 (2%) · **■** Marginal 504 (67%)

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 Gaunaha

- Mandiha1,755 people
- Dumri1,739 people
- Kohargari1,739 people
- Bendauli1,710 people
- Mahuawa Bhaisa1,688 people
- Masjidwa1,688 people
- Dumaria1,645 people
- Barharwa1,624 people

[All 168 villages in Gaunaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/gaunaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Turkaulia from Bettiah?59 km by road
- What is the population of Turkaulia?1,694 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Turkaulia in?Pashchim Champaran district (Gaunaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Turkaulia?67.0% (Census 2011)