About Tur Village

Tur is a large village in Khadur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,990, made up of 1,597 males and 1,393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 594 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Tarn Taran
Tehsil	Khadur Sahib
Pincode	143409
Area (hectares)	594 hectares
Population	2,990
Male Population	1,597
Female Population	1,393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	872
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tur compares

By the 2011 count Tur is the 17th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents. Its 594 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

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 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 14 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Vain Puin, about 3.5 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	Vain Puin	3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khadur Sahib	14 km
District headquarters	Tarn Taran	14 km

Villages closest to Tur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khadur Sahib 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 2,990. That makes it the 17th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents.

Tur village has 1,597 males and 1,393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tur has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Tur is 143409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tur covers 594 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tur falls under Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Tur is Vain Puin, about 3.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tur.

Tur is about 14 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tur is in Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Vain Puin is about 3.5 km away. Khadur Sahib is about 14 km away. Tarn Taran is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.