Turkaura, Dwarahat

Turkaura is a village located in the Ranikhet Tehsil of Almora district of Uttarakhand. The village falls in Dwarahat block and comes under Uroli Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Almora parliament constituency and Someshwar assembly constituency.

As on January 2025, the current population of Turkaura is 281 out of which 141 are males and rest 140 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 993 females per 1000 males. There are around 41 teenagers in Turkaura. It has literacy rate of 79% which means around 221 persons can read and write. Total 281 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 60 households in Turkaura, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 147. The pincode of Turkaura is 263652 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Majkhali Sub Post office
• Dwarson Branch Post office
• Aina Branch Post office
• Ratgal Branch Post office
• Bhainsoli Branch Post office

Schools

Turkaura has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• G.I.C. Majhkhali
• G.I.C. Dwarson
• G.I.C. Shreekhet
• G.I.C. Mahatgaon
• G.I.C. Kulsibi

Hospitals

Turkaura has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Kuwali Sub-Center
• Dwarahat 2 Sub-Center
• Majkhali Sub-Center
• Dhankholi Sub-Center
• Majkhali

Banks

Turkaura has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• State Bank of India Majkhali