# Turkai Village, Patharia, Damoh (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Patharia, Damoh 

# Turkai

Turkai is a village in Patharia sub-district of Damoh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **702 people in 125 households**, the 73rd largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.6%.

- 702people (2011)
- 125households
- 86.8%literacy
- 867females per 1,000 males

## Turkai PIN code and other codes

Turkai falls in Patharia sub-district, Damoh district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPatharia
- Census village code462199

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

## How far is Turkai from nearby towns?

- Patharia (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Damoh (district HQ)16 km by road
- Damoh (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 Turkai?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bansa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Damoh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Damoh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Turkai known for?

About 96% of the 440 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Turkai

Of every 100 households in Turkai in 2011, 98 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Turkai · ■ Patharia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****57%**

**24%

Television ****51%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**46%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Turkai?

■ Turkai · ■ Patharia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%**

**71.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****867**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****732**

**941

Working population ****34.8%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.8% for men and 80.0% for women. 63% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 165 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (27%) · **■** Other work 9 (4%) · **■** Marginal 4 (2%)

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 Patharia

- Pipar Khiriya Pathariya718 people
- Magardha712 people
- Sagoni Kalan710 people
- Bamhori Jodha706 people
- Pipariya Turkai701 people
- Sagoni Khurd698 people
- Barkhera Jaisingh683 people
- Rangir683 people

[All 131 villages in Patharia](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/damoh/patharia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Turkai from Damoh?16 km by road
- What is the population of Turkai?702 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Turkai in?Damoh district (Patharia sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Turkai?86.8% (Census 2011)