# Turakhapa Village, Sohagpur, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sohagpur, Hoshangabad 

# Turakhapa

Turakhapa is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **362 people in 77 households**, the 123rd largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 362people (2011)
- 77households
- 63.3%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Turakhapa PIN code and other codes

Turakhapa falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSohagpur
- Census village code487668

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

## How far is Turakhapa from nearby towns?

- Sohagpur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)60 km by road
- Sohagpur (nearest town)5 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 Turakhapa?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Turakhapa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Turakhapa known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, chana and wheat**. About 70% of the 300 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 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 Turakhapa

Of every 100 households in Turakhapa in 2011, 10 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Turakhapa · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**61%

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

**27%

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

**73%

Tap water ****1%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**34%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****45%**

**51%

Television ****11%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****57%**

**30%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Turakhapa?

■ Turakhapa · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**904

Working population ****46.1%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 47.6% for women. 50% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 31 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (12%) · **■** Other work 33 (20%) · **■** Marginal 83 (50%)

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 Sohagpur

- Ghurkhedi374 people
- Jhalai372 people
- Gaurigaon370 people
- Khimara370 people
- Sodara346 people
- Barbhud344 people
- Sukari342 people
- Kharpawad341 people

[All 167 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/sohagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Turakhapa from Hoshangabad?60 km by road
- What is the population of Turakhapa?362 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Turakhapa in?Hoshangabad district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Turakhapa?63.3% (Census 2011)