# Turkheda Village, Anjangaon Surji, Amravati (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/anjangaon-surji/turkheda/ Village · Anjangaon Surji, Amravati # Turkheda Turkheda is a village in Anjangaon Surji sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,823 people in 452 households**, the 16th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.4%. - 1,823people (2011) - 452households - 87.0%literacy - 969females per 1,000 males ## Turkheda PIN code and other codes Turkheda falls in Anjangaon Surji sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockAnjangaon Surji - Census village code531734 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Turkheda from nearby towns? - Anjangaon Surji (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Amravati (district HQ)78 km by road - Anjangaon (nearest town)18 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 Turkheda? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Turkheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Anjangaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anjangaon - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Turkheda known for? The main crops are **moong, gram and banana**. About 85% of the 308 hectares of village land is sown, and 219 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 Turkheda Of every 100 households in Turkheda in 2011, 80 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Turkheda · ■ Anjangaon Surji rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **75% Toilet within the home ****58%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****42%** **56% Tap water ****100%** **92% Drinking water within premises ****70%** **56% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **89% Use banking services ****87%** **64% Television ****47%** **34% Mobile phone ****28%** **31% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****44%** **42% Own their home ****89%** **94% 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 Turkheda? ■ Turkheda · ■ Anjangaon Surji rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.0%** **88.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969** **948 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885** **926 Working population ****55.1%** **48.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.2% for men and 82.6% for women. 65% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 162 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 575 (57%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 37 (4%) · **■** Marginal 227 (23%) 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 Anjangaon Surji - Chincholi Bk.2,233 people - Gavandgaon Bk2,175 people - Lakhad2,173 people - Kokarda1,944 people - Adgaon1,790 people - Husenpur Khodgaon1,724 people - Hirapur1,677 people - Nimbhari1,573 people [All 127 villages in Anjangaon Surji](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/anjangaon-surji/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Turkheda from Amravati?78 km by road - What is the population of Turkheda?1,823 (Census 2011) - Which district is Turkheda in?Amravati district (Anjangaon Surji sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Turkheda?87.0% (Census 2011)