# Turka Village, Masalia, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Masalia, Dumka 

# Turka

Turka is a village in Masalia sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814146**. The 2011 Census counted **680 people in 156 households**, the 52nd largest of 290 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 680people (2011)
- 156households
- 46.6%literacy
- 814146PIN code

## Turka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Turka is 814146.** Turka falls in Masalia sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814146
- Gram panchayatRanighaghar
- Community development blockMasalia
- Census village code372023

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

## How far is Turka from nearby towns?

- Masalia (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)30 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)30 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 Turka?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Turka known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 5% of the 235 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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 Turka

Of every 100 households in Turka in 2011, 6 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Turka · ■ Masalia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****60%**

**42%

Television ****1%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Turka?

■ Turka · ■ Masalia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.6%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**956

Working population ****64.3%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.9% for men and 34.1% for women. 65% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 30 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 121 (28%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 285 (65%)

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 Masalia

- Kunjbana697 people
- Jargari696 people
- Astajora691 people
- Patanpur683 people
- Rangamatia645 people
- Ismala644 people
- Jaroakhilkanali640 people
- Paharudi632 people

[All 317 villages in Masalia](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/masalia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Turka?814146
- How far is Turka from Dumka?30 km by road
- What is the population of Turka?680 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Turka in?Dumka district (Masalia sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Turka?46.6% (Census 2011)