Geographic Location of Turka

The village Turka is located in Masalia C.D.Block of Dumka District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Ranighaghar Gram Panchayat. It comes under Masalia Community Development Block. The nearest town is Dumka, which is about 30 kilometers away from Turka.

Travel and Communication for Turka

There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Turka

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A brief summary of available data for Turka is given below:

Social Structure of Turka

As per available data from the year 2009, 680 persons live in 156 house holds in the village Turka. There are 335 female individuals and 345 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.26% and males constitute 50.74% of the total population.

There are 672 scheduled tribes persons of which 330 are females and 342 are males. Females constitute 49.11% and males constitute 50.89% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 98.82% of the total population.

Population density of Turka is 289.07 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Turka

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Total area of Turka is 235.24 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 12.09 ha. About 54.41 ha is un-irrigated area. About 82.97 ha is irrigated area. About 35.09 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 47.88 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 21.55 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 17.88 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 11.41 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 8.97 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 85.94 ha is culturable waste land. About 17.88 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 41.64 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Turka

There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Fatehpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Turka.

There is a government primary school in the village Turka.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Ranighaghar, which is less than 5 kms away from Turka.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Hathiapathar, which is 5-10 kms away from Turka.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Turka.

Colleges in Turka

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Turka.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Deoghar, which is more than 10 kms away from Turka.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Dhanbad, which is more than 10 kms away from Turka.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Dhanbad, which is more than 10 kms away from Turka.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Turka.

Other Educational Facilities in Turka

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Turka.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a government non formal training centre in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Turka.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Turka.

Healthcare Facilities in Turka

There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Turka.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Turka.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Turka.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Turka.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Turka.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Turka.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Turka.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Turka.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Turka.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Turka.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Turka.

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