About Tur Village

Tur is a small village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 191, made up of 89 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,146 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Dasua
Pincode	144306
Area (hectares)	82 hectares
Population	191
Male Population	89
Female Population	102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,146
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tur compares

By the 2011 count Tur is the 318th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Tur

Tur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Tur from other places

Tur lies about 58 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Musahibpur, about 5.5 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 Tur
Nearest railway station	Musahibpur	5.5 km
Nearest town	Mukeriān	5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dasua	19 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	58 km

Villages closest to Tur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tur village had a population of 191. That makes it the 318th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Tur village has 89 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tur has about 1146 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Tur is 144306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tur covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tur falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Tur is Musahibpur, about 5.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tur.

Tur is about 58 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tur is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Musahibpur is about 5.5 km away. Mukeriān is about 5.7 km away. Dasua is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.