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Turkaha

तुरकाहा
Phulwaria mandal
Pincode 841425
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LGD code
230544
Pincode
841425
Post office
Bathubazar
Population
1,236
Households
162
Literacy rate
51%
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000♂
Workers
319
Census 2011 · in context

How Turkaha compares

By population, Turkaha ranks #42 of 106 villages in Phulwaria mandal.

Literacy rate
%
51.0%
−6.6% vs mandal average
Turkaha
51.0%
Phulwaria mandal
57.6%
Gopalganj district
54.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
946
−68 vs mandal average
Turkaha
946
Phulwaria mandal
1,014
Household size
people per home
7.6
+1.1 vs mandal average
Turkaha
7.6
Phulwaria mandal
6.5

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Turkaha at a glance

Turkaha is a village of 1,236 people in 162 households (Census 2011) in Phulwaria block, Gopalganj district, Bihar, the 42nd-largest of 106 villages in Phulwaria block. Literacy is 51%, 7 points below the block average of 58% and the sex ratio is 946 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841425, served by Bathubazar post office; the LGD village code is 230544. The village votes in Hathua assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ramsewak Singh. The population is estimated at 1,457 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Churamanchak

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Turkaha

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
No
Railway station
Yes
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
GOPALGANJ
Distance to nearest town (km)
27
Distance to district HQ (km)
27
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
5
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
CHURAMAN CHAK
Total area (ha)
130.8
Irrigated area (ha)
90.1
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Turkaha

LGD code
230544
Pincode
841425
Post office
Bathubazar
Population (Census 2011)
1,236
Population (projected 2026)
1,457
Households
162
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
946
Literacy rate
51.0%
Lok Sabha constituency
Gopalganj
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Hathua
Member of Parliament
Alok Kumar Suman
Member of Legislative Assembly
Ramsewak Singh
Block / Mandal
Phulwaria
Nearest railway station
Sasa Musa (13.0 km)
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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