Turka, Masaliya
Turka is a village located in the Masalia Subdivision of Dumka district of Jharkhand. The village falls in Masaliya block and comes under Ranighaghar Gram Panchayat.
As on April 2025, the current population of Turka is 836 out of which 424 are males and rest 412 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 972 females per 1000 males. There are around 116 teenagers in Turka. It has literacy rate of 39% which means around 323 persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 826 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 192 households in Turka, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 537. The pincode of Turka is 814119 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Kurwa Sub Post office
- Makrampur Branch Post office
- Kathalia Branch Post office
- Pattabari Branch Post office
- Asansol Branch Post office
Schools
Turka has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Upgrade +2 Govt Ra Bu High School Gando
- R.K.High School Chakalta, Gandrakpur
- Govt.Ra.Middle School Kurua
- Govt Middle School Sidpahari
- Upgrade High School Domuhani (Urdu)
Hospitals
Turka has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.