# Turkala Shapur Village, Gundala, Nalgonda (Telangana) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/nalgonda/gundala/turkala-shapur/ Village · Gundala, Nalgonda # Turkala Shapur Turkala Shapur is a village in Gundala sub-district of Nalgonda district, Telangana, PIN code **508277**. The 2011 Census counted **1,841 people in 462 households**, the 9th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%. - 1,841people (2011) - 462households - 55.5%literacy - 508277PIN code ## Turkala Shapur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Turkala Shapur is 508277.** Turkala Shapur falls in Gundala sub-district, Nalgonda district, Telangana. - PIN code508277 - Gram panchayatTurkala Shapur - Community development blockGundala - Census village code576561 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Turkala Shapur from nearby towns? - Gundala (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Nalgonda (district HQ)60 km by road - Jangaon (nearest town)40 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 Turkala Shapur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Turkala Shapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mothkur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mothkur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nalgonda - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Turkala Shapur known for? The main crops are **paddy, red gram and cotton**. About 12% of the 697 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Turkala Shapur Of every 100 households in Turkala Shapur in 2011, 83 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Turkala Shapur · ■ Gundala rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **88% Toilet within the home ****26%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **69% Tap water ****99%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****80%** **52% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **90% Use banking services ****34%** **33% Television ****32%** **44% Mobile phone ****51%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****27%** **25% Own their home ****96%** **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 Turkala Shapur? ■ Turkala Shapur · ■ Gundala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.5%** **58.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901** **929 Working population ****51.4%** **53.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.0% for men and 46.9% for women. 52% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 149 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 251 (27%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 78 (8%) · **■** Marginal 460 (49%) 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 Gundala - Pedda Padishala2,043 people - Suddala1,972 people - Bandakotha Palle1,916 people - Masan Palle1,907 people - Vastha Kondur1,801 people - Brahman Palle1,755 people - Marpadaga1,754 people - Teryala1,714 people [All 20 villages in Gundala](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/nalgonda/gundala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Turkala Shapur?508277 - How far is Turkala Shapur from Nalgonda?60 km by road - What is the population of Turkala Shapur?1,841 (Census 2011) - Which district is Turkala Shapur in?Nalgonda district (Gundala sub-district), Telangana - What is the literacy rate of Turkala Shapur?55.5% (Census 2011)