About Thuruk Village

Thuruk is a mid sized village in Saipung tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 719, made up of 385 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793200, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thuruk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thuruk village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	Jaintia Hills
Tehsil	Saipung
Pincode	793200
Population	719
Male Population	385
Female Population	334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	868
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 16th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 425 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

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 35 km from Jaintia Hills, and the nearest railway station is Ditokcherra, about 27 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
Tehsil headquarters	Saipung	4.6 km
Nearest railway station	Ditokcherra	27 km
Nearest town	Hāflong	35 km
District headquarters	Jaintia Hills	35 km

Villages closest to Thuruk

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saipung 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 719. That makes it the 16th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 425 residents.

Thuruk village has 385 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thuruk has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Thuruk is 793200. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thuruk falls under Saipung tehsil of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Thuruk is Ditokcherra, about 27 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 35 km from Jaintia Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thuruk is in Saipung tehsil of Jaintia Hills district. Saipung is about 4.6 km away. Ditokcherra is about 27 km away. Hāflong is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.