Geographic Location of Turga

The village Turga is located in Lakhanpur Tahsil of Surguja District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Chodeya Gram Panchayat. It comes under Lakhanpur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Lakhanpur, which is about 12 kilometers away from Turga.

Travel and Communication for Turga

Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Turga

Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Turga is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

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

Social Structure of Turga

As per available data from the year 2009, 512 persons live in 138 house holds in the village Turga. There are 260 female individuals and 252 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.78% and males constitute 49.22% of the total population.

There are 47 scheduled castes persons of which 19 are females and 28 are males. Females constitute 40.43% and males constitute 59.57% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 9.18% of the total population.

There are 415 scheduled tribes persons of which 219 are females and 196 are males. Females constitute 52.77% and males constitute 47.23% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 81.05% of the total population.

Population density of Turga is 67.42 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Turga

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Total area of Turga is 759.47 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 93.8 ha. About 106.6 ha is un-irrigated area. About 8.2 ha is irrigated area. About 6.3 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 0.6 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 1.3 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 13.18 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 54.76 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 37.8 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 34.16 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Turga

There are no pre-primary schools in the village Turga or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Turga.

There is a government middle school in the village Turga.

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

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Kunni, which is less than 5 kms away from Turga.

Colleges in Turga

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 Udaypur, which is more than 10 kms away from Turga.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Turga

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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Turga

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

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

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Turga.

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

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

There is no allopathic hospital in the village Turga or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

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

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

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

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Turga.

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