Turkaura, Ranikhet, Almora, Uttarakhand, India

Content updated on December 23, 2024.

Geographic Location of Turkaura


The village Turkaura is located in Ranikhet Tahsil of Almora District in the State of Uttarakhand in India. It is governed by Uroli Gram Panchayat. It comes under Dwarahat Community Development Block. The nearest town is Ranikhet, which is about 19 kilometers away from Turkaura.

Travel and Communication for Turkaura


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

Postal Address:
Turkaura,
Almora,
Uttarakhand, India
PIN - 263646

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Turkaura


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

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

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Turkaura


As per available data from the year 2009, 239 persons live in 51 house holds in the village Turkaura. There are 119 female individuals and 120 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.79% and males constitute 50.21% of the total population.

There are 239 scheduled castes persons of which 119 are females and 120 are males. Females constitute 49.79% and males constitute 50.21% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 100% of the total population.

Population density of Turkaura is 473.45 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Turkaura


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Total area of Turkaura is 50.48 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 19.75 ha. About 19.75 ha is un-irrigated area.

About 1.03 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 5.83 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 9.43 ha is culturable waste land. About 0.19 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Turkaura


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Talli Riuni, which is 5-10 kms away from Turkaura.

There is a government primary school in the village Turkaura.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Ranikhet, which is more than 10 kms away from Turkaura.

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

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

Colleges in Turkaura


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 Ranikhet, which is more than 10 kms away from Turkaura.

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

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a government medical college in Majkhali, which is 5-10 kms away from Turkaura.

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Turkaura


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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Turkaura


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Turkaura.

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

There is a primary health sub-centre more than 10 kms away from Turkaura.

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

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

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

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

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

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Turkaura.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Turkaura.

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

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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