About Thuru Village

Thuru is a large village in Lar tehsil, in the district of Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,008, made up of 1,082 males and 926 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 191131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thuru village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Ganderbal
Tehsil	Lar
Pincode	191131
Area (hectares)	198.3 hectares
Population	2,008
Male Population	1,082
Female Population	926
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	856
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Thuru compares

By the 2011 count Thuru is the 17th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,921 residents. Its 198.3 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Thuru

Thuru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thuru as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Thuru from other places

Thuru lies about 2.2 km from Ganderbal, and the nearest railway station is Mazhom, about 18 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 Thuru
District headquarters	Ganderbal	2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lar	13 km
Nearest railway station	Mazhom	18 km

Villages closest to Thuru

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lar 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 Thuru

As per the Census of India 2011, Thuru village had a population of 2,008. That makes it the 17th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,921 residents.

Thuru village has 1,082 males and 926 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thuru has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Thuru is 191131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thuru covers 198.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thuru falls under Lar tehsil of Ganderbal district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Thuru is Mazhom, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Thuru.

Thuru is about 2.2 km from Ganderbal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thuru is in Lar tehsil of Ganderbal district. Ganderbal is about 2.2 km away. Lar is about 13 km away. Mazhom is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.