# Turkapalle Village, Shamirpet, Rangareddy (Telangana)

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Village · Shamirpet, Rangareddy 

# Turkapalle

Turkapalle is a village in Shamirpet sub-district of Rangareddy district, Telangana, PIN code **500078**. The 2011 Census counted **4,119 people in 920 households**, the 6th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 4,119people (2011)
- 920households
- 63.3%literacy
- 500078PIN code

## Turkapalle PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Turkapalle is 500078.** Turkapalle falls in Shamirpet sub-district, Rangareddy district, Telangana.

- PIN code500078
- Gram panchayatTurkapalle
- Community development blockShamirpet
- Census village code574109

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

## How far is Turkapalle from nearby towns?

- Shamirpet (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Hyderabad (district HQ)30 km by road
- Hyderabad (nearest town)30 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 Turkapalle?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Turkapalle; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private
- ●Management instituteIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shamirpet
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hyderabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hyderabad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 19 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 Turkapalle known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sun flower and vegetables**. About 31% of the 1,305 hectares of village land is sown, and 931 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 Turkapalle

Of every 100 households in Turkapalle in 2011, 98 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Turkapalle · ■ Shamirpet rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**34%

Tap water ****87%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**45%

Use banking services ****19%**

**44%

Television ****64%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**31%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**8%

Own their home ****77%**

**75%

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 Turkapalle?

■ Turkapalle · ■ Shamirpet rural average

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

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885**

**916

Working population ****43.7%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.6% for men and 54.8% for women. 56% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 314 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 321 (18%) · **■** Household industry 23 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,100 (61%) · **■** Marginal 40 (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 Shamirpet

- Shamirpet6,903 people
- Aliabad6,498 people
- Lalgadimalakpet4,721 people
- Thumkunta4,220 people
- Kothur3,791 people
- Lakshimapur2,562 people
- Bomraspet2,529 people
- Uddemarri2,297 people

[All 28 villages in Shamirpet](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/rangareddy/shamirpet/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Turkapalle?500078
- How far is Turkapalle from Hyderabad?30 km by road
- What is the population of Turkapalle?4,119 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Turkapalle in?Rangareddy district (Shamirpet sub-district), Telangana
- What is the literacy rate of Turkapalle?63.3% (Census 2011)