Turkai, Pathariya
Turkai (तुरकाई) is a village located in the Patharia Tehsil of Damoh district of Madhya Pradesh. The village falls in Pathariya block and comes under Pipariya Turkai Gram Panchayat.
As on January 2025, the current population of Turkai is 855 out of which 458 are males and rest 397 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 867 females per 1000 males. There are around 97 teenagers in Turkai. It has literacy rate of 75% which means around 640 persons can read and write. Total 162 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 152 households in Turkai, which means every family has 6 members on average. The village has working population of 297. The pincode of Turkai is 470672 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Bansa Tarkheda Sub Post office
- Hathana Branch Post office
- Sarkhadi Branch Post office
- Emaliya Lanji Branch Post office
- Balakot Branch Post office
Schools
Turkai has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Govt Middle School Balakot
- Govt Higher Secondary School Balakot
- Govt Higher Secondary School Kumeriya
- Govt Middle School Hinota, Kumeriya
- Govt Middle School Khajura (Balakot)
Banks
Turkai has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.