Turkaha Population, Caste, Working Data Gopalganj, Bihar - Census 2011

Turkaha is a village situated in Phulwaria block of Gopalganj district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 162 families residing in the village Turkaha. The total population of Turkaha is 1,236 out of which 635 are males and 601 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Turkaha is 946.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Turkaha village is 214 which is 17% of the total population. There are 104 male children and 110 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Turkaha is 1,058 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (946) of Turkaha village.

Population
1,236
Families
162
Literacy
61.64%
Sex Ratio
946

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Turkaha is 61.6%. Thus Turkaha village has higher literacy rate compared to 54% of Gopalganj district. The male literacy rate is 74.39% and the female literacy rate is 47.86% in Turkaha village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Turkaha village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Turkaha Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Turkaha village.

Total Male Female
Children 214 104 110
Literacy 61.64% 74.39% 47.86%
Scheduled Caste 334 166 168
Scheduled Tribe 2 1 1
Illiterate 606 240 366

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 27% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Turkaha village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Turkaha village out of total population, 319 were engaged in work activities. 58.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 319 workers engaged in Main Work, 145 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 14 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 188 171 17
Cultivators 145 133 12
Agriculture Labourer 14 14 0
Household Industries 4 2 2
Other Workers 25 22 3
Marginal Workers 131 97 34
Non Working 917 367 550

Nearby Villages to Turkaha,

Below are the list of villages near Turkaha village in Phulwaria.

Village Population
Salar Khurd 1,853
Manjha Kanhwaria 1,143
Salar Kalan 1,856
Manjha Goshain 2,071
Maripur 2,439
Manjha Imilia 1,238
Phulwaria 2,611
Madhopur 715
Paikauli Bado 2,622
Satain Ki Khap 16

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