About Thuruk Village

Thuruk is a small village in Haflong tehsil, in the district of Dima Hasao, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 306, made up of 151 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2202 hectares hectares.

Thuruk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thuruk village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Dima Hasao
Tehsil	Haflong
Area (hectares)	2202 hectares
Population	306
Male Population	151
Female Population	155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,026
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Thuruk compares

By the 2011 count Thuruk is the 25th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 218 residents. Its 2202 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Thuruk

Thuruk is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Thuruk as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thuruk from other places

Thuruk lies about 33 km from Dima Hasao, and the nearest railway station is New Harangajao, about 9.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Thuruk
Nearest railway station	New Harangajao	9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Haflong	20 km
Nearest town	Hāflong	20 km
District headquarters	Dima Hasao	33 km

Villages closest to Thuruk

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Haflong tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Thuruk

As per the Census of India 2011, Thuruk village had a population of 306. That makes it the 25th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 218 residents.

Thuruk village has 151 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thuruk has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Thuruk covers 2202 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thuruk falls under Haflong tehsil of Dima Hasao district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Thuruk is New Harangajao, about 9.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Thuruk.

Thuruk is about 33 km from Dima Hasao in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thuruk is in Haflong tehsil of Dima Hasao district. New Harangajao is about 9.2 km away. Haflong is about 20 km away. Hāflong is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.