Turku Population, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011

Turku is a village situated in Barabazar block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 85 families residing in the village Turku. The total population of Turku is 529 out of which 267 are males and 262 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Turku is 981.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Turku village is 75 which is 14% of the total population. There are 42 male children and 33 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Turku is 786 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (981) of Turku village.

Population
529
Families
85
Literacy
68.06%
Sex Ratio
981

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Turku is 68.1%. Thus Turku village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 81.33% and the female literacy rate is 55.02% in Turku village.

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

Turku Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 75 42 33
Literacy 68.06% 81.33% 55.02%
Scheduled Caste 8 4 4
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 220 84 136

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Turku village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Turku village out of total population, 132 were engaged in work activities. 71.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 132 workers engaged in Main Work, 84 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 94 89 5
Cultivators 84 79 5
Agriculture Labourer 1 1 0
Other Workers 9 9 0
Marginal Workers 38 32 6
Non Working 397 146 251

Nearby Villages to Turku,

Below are the list of villages near Turku village in Barabazar.

Village Population
Manpur 1,128
Arabad 820
Shamrola 758
Rajdih 1,331
Laubera 305
Puryara 1,995
Chipingdih 473
Badaldih 706
Kalyanpur 25
Garadih 142

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