# Turkahia Village, Nichlaul, Mahrajganj (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Nichlaul, Mahrajganj 

# Turkahia

Turkahia is a village in Nichlaul sub-district of Mahrajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,190 people in 401 households**, the 84th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 2,190people (2011)
- 401households
- 60.4%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Turkahia

Of every 100 households in Turkahia in 2011, 28 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Turkahia · ■ Nichlaul rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**81%

Tap water ****38%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**96%

Use banking services ****95%**

**84%

Television ****16%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**10%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Turkahia?

■ Turkahia · ■ Nichlaul rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1008**

**921

Working population ****29.8%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 43.4% for women. 46% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 193 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 207 (32%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 32 (5%) · **■** Marginal 220 (34%)

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 Nichlaul

- Hardi2,280 people
- Kalanahi Khurd2,264 people
- Barwa Dwarika2,252 people
- Barhai Purwa2,231 people
- Belwa2,171 people
- Parsauni2,145 people
- Khar Chauli2,075 people
- Madanpura2,073 people

[All 314 villages in Nichlaul](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahrajganj/nichlaul/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Turkahia?2,190 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Turkahia in?Mahrajganj district (Nichlaul sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Turkahia?60.4% (Census 2011)