# Turkha Village, Botad, Bhavnagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/botad/turkha/ Village · Botad, Bhavnagar # Turkha Turkha is a village in Botad sub-district of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **364710**. The 2011 Census counted **5,889 people in 1,199 households**, the 6th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%. - 5,889people (2011) - 1,199households - 68.1%literacy - 364710PIN code ## Turkha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Turkha is 364710.** Turkha falls in Botad sub-district, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat. - PIN code364710 - Gram panchayatTurkha - Community development blockBotad - Census village code516029 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Turkha from nearby towns? - Botad (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Bhavnagar (district HQ)110 km by road - Botad (nearest town)13 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 Turkha? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Turkha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Botad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Botad - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Turkha known for? The main crops are **cotton, sorghum and pearlmillet/bajra**. About 77% of the 4,963 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,772 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 Turkha Of every 100 households in Turkha in 2011, 97 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Turkha · ■ Botad rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****49%** **37% No toilet (open defecation) ****51%** **62% Tap water ****86%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****63%** **71% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **80% Use banking services ****56%** **57% Television ****55%** **49% Mobile phone ****45%** **73% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****27%** **34% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****26%** **15% Own their home ****95%** **92% 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 Turkha? ■ Turkha · ■ Botad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%** **70.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **952 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938** **915 Working population ****48.4%** **44.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.6% for men and 59.6% for women. 56% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 801 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,042 (37%) · **■** Household industry 10 (0%) · **■** Other work 140 (5%) · **■** Marginal 856 (30%) 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 Botad - Paliyad11,977 people - Kaniyad6,719 people - Sarva6,630 people - Hadadad6,388 people - Samadhiyala No.14,775 people - Bhadravadi4,582 people - Lakheni4,376 people - Targhara4,297 people [All 52 villages in Botad](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/botad/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Turkha?364710 - How far is Turkha from Bhavnagar?110 km by road - What is the population of Turkha?5,889 (Census 2011) - Which district is Turkha in?Bhavnagar district (Botad sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Turkha?68.1% (Census 2011)