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About Tureti Village

Tureti is a large village in Dhar Kalan tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,543, made up of 1,326 males and 1,217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tureti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tureti village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dhar Kalan
Pincode 145029
Area (hectares) 335 hectares
Population 2,543
Male Population 1,326
Female Population 1,217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tureti compares

By the 2011 count Tureti is the 6th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,807 residents. Its 335 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Tureti

Tureti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tureti 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tureti from other places

Tureti lies about 70 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 21 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 Tureti
Tehsil headquarters Dhar Kalan 16 km
Nearest town Chamba 19 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 21 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 70 km

Villages closest to Tureti

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

Common questions about Tureti

As per the Census of India 2011, Tureti village had a population of 2,543. That makes it the 6th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,807 residents.

Tureti village has 1,326 males and 1,217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tureti has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Tureti is 145029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tureti covers 335 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tureti falls under Dhar Kalan tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Tureti is Nurpur Road, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Tureti.

Tureti is about 70 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tureti is in Dhar Kalan tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Dhar Kalan is about 16 km away. Chamba is about 19 km away. Nurpur Road is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dukhan Iyali (2.2 km), Jalahar (2.2 km) and Chamrour (5.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Tureti today is likely to be higher.

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