Turkha Population, Caste, Working Data Bhavnagar, Gujarat - Census 2011

Turkha is a village situated in Botad taluka of Bhavnagar district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,199 families residing in the village Turkha. The total population of Turkha is 5,889 out of which 2,958 are males and 2,931 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Turkha is 991.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Turkha village is 783 which is 13% of the total population. There are 404 male children and 379 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Turkha is 938 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (991) of Turkha village.

Population
5,889
Families
1,199
Literacy
68.14%
Sex Ratio
991

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Turkha is 68.1%. Thus Turkha village has higher literacy rate compared to 65.5% of Bhavnagar district. The male literacy rate is 76.62% and the female literacy rate is 59.64% in Turkha village.

As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Turkha village is MANUBHAI VALABHAI DHADHAL. As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Turkha village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Turkha Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 783 404 379
Literacy 68.14% 76.62% 59.64%
Scheduled Caste 931 437 494
Scheduled Tribe 1 1 0
Illiterate 2,410 1,001 1,409

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Turkha village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Turkha village out of total population, 2,849 were engaged in work activities. 70% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,849 workers engaged in Main Work, 801 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,042 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,993 1,405 588
Cultivators 801 595 206
Agriculture Labourer 1,042 684 358
Household Industries 10 7 3
Other Workers 140 119 21
Marginal Workers 856 241 615
Non Working 3,040 1,312 1,728

Nearby Villages to Turkha,

Below are the list of villages near Turkha village in Botad.

Village Population
Zariya 584
Rangpar 3,085
Shirvaniya 1,952
Khakhoi 1,500
Dhankaniya 2,230
Salaiya 1,586
Nagalpar 4,286
Rajpara 1,772
Samadhiyala No.1 4,775
Jotingada 1,147

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