About Turtok Village

Turtok is a large village in Nubra tehsil, in the district of Leh, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,371, made up of 2,429 males and 942 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 388 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 194401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Turtok Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turtok village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Leh
Tehsil	Nubra
Pincode	194401
Population	3,371
Male Population	2,429
Female Population	942
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	388
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Turtok compares

By the 2011 count Turtok is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Turtok

Turtok is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Turtok as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Taksi, Tangyar, Terchey and Thanga Chathang. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Turtok

As per the Census of India 2011, Turtok village had a population of 3,371. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Turtok village has 2,429 males and 942 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turtok has about 388 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Turtok is 194401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Turtok falls under Nubra tehsil of Leh district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Turtok notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Turtok.

Turtok is in Nubra tehsil of Leh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.