Village · Saraiyahat, Dumka
# Turkdiha

Turkdiha is a village in Saraiyahat sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code 814151. The 2011 Census counted 195 people in 34 households, the 222nd largest of 285 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.7%.
- 195 people (2011)
- 34 households
- 61.5% literacy
- 814151 PIN code

## Turkdiha PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Turkdiha is 814151. Turkdiha falls in Saraiyahat sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 814151
- Gram panchayat Kendua
- Community development block Saraiyahat
- Census village code 369578

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Turkdiha from nearby towns?
- Saraiyahat (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ) 62 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town) 62 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Turkdiha?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Turkdiha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Saraiyahat
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dumka
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dumka
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Turkdiha known for?

The main crops are rice. About 64% of the 50 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Turkdiha

Of every 100 households in Turkdiha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Turkdiha · ■ Saraiyahat rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 36%
- Toilet within the home 0% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 91%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 93%
- Use banking services 62% 58%
- Television 12% 10%
- Mobile phone 65% 35%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 21% 24%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Turkdiha?

■ Turkdiha · ■ Saraiyahat rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 61.5% 58.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 931 941
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 950 943
- Working population 53.8% 48.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 49.3% for women. 57% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 2 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 30 (29%) · ■ Other work 2 (2%) · ■ Marginal 71 (68%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Saraiyahat
- Janki 203 people
- Parsa 202 people
- Ghogha 201 people
- Jhapaniya 197 people
- Bhelwadangal 194 people
- Bandardhasa 192 people
- Ramtari 192 people
- Bhutatari 190 people

All 352 villages in Saraiyahat

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Turkdiha? 814151
- How far is Turkdiha from Dumka? 62 km by road
- What is the population of Turkdiha? 195 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Turkdiha in? Dumka district (Saraiyahat sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Turkdiha? 61.5% (Census 2011)

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