# Turka Village, Biswanathpur, Kalahandi (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Biswanathpur, Kalahandi 

# Turka

Turka is a village in Biswanathpur sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766020**. The 2011 Census counted **52 people in 15 households**, the 96th largest of 120 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 8.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.2%.

- 52people (2011)
- 15households
- 8.9%literacy
- 766020PIN code

## Turka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Turka is 766020.** Turka falls in Biswanathpur sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.

- PIN code766020
- Gram panchayatLanjee
- Community development blockLanjigarh
- Census village code423257

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?

- Biswanathpur (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)23 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (nearest town)23 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?

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jamchuan
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 **paddy**. 

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, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Turka · ■ Biswanathpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

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

**5%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**40%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****87%**

**50%

Own their home ****100%**

**92%

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 · ■ Biswanathpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****8.9%**

**45.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****677**

**1059

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****400**

**975

Working population ****75.0%**

**49.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 11.5% for men and 5.3% for women. 71% of men and 81% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 3 (8%) · **■** Other work 1 (3%) · **■** Marginal 35 (90%)

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 Biswanathpur

- Dolama67 people
- Pidelbaju63 people
- Isarbaru55 people
- Bedaghati52 people
- Mandiarucha49 people
- Ranarana49 people
- Sargilefa48 people
- Kutrubandha47 people

[All 133 villages in Biswanathpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/biswanathpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Turka?766020
- How far is Turka from Bhawanipatna?23 km by road
- What is the population of Turka?52 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Turka in?Kalahandi district (Biswanathpur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Turka?8.9% (Census 2011)