# Turijhar Village, Bagbahra, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Bagbahra, Mahasamund 

# Turijhar

Turijhar is a village in Bagbahra sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491885**. The 2011 Census counted **862 people in 216 households**, the 68th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%.

- 862people (2011)
- 216households
- 69.6%literacy
- 491885PIN code

## Turijhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Turijhar is 491885.** Turijhar falls in Bagbahra sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491885
- Gram panchayatDokarpali
- Community development blockBagbahara
- Census village code446713

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

## How far is Turijhar from nearby towns?

- Bagbahara (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)52 km by road
- Bagbahara (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 Turijhar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Turijhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tendukona
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bagbahara
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bagbahara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Turijhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 67% of the 402 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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 Turijhar

Of every 100 households in Turijhar in 2011, 77 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Turijhar · ■ Bagbahra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**78%

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

**16%

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

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****19%**

**54%

Television ****18%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****24%**

**27%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Turijhar?

■ Turijhar · ■ Bagbahra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**65.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925**

**993

Working population ****59.2%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 56.2% for women. 58% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 44 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 452 (89%) · **■** Other work 14 (3%)

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 Bagbahra

- Birajpali908 people
- Bhikhapali906 people
- Dwartara Kalan874 people
- Bhalu Chuwa862 people
- Nartori844 people
- Ukhara843 people
- Mongrapali842 people
- Mudagaon833 people

[All 242 villages in Bagbahra](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/bagbahra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Turijhar?491885
- How far is Turijhar from Mahasamund?52 km by road
- What is the population of Turijhar?862 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Turijhar in?Mahasamund district (Bagbahra sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Turijhar?69.6% (Census 2011)