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About Tura Village

Tura is a large village in Sayla tehsil, in the district of Jalor, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,329, made up of 1,743 males and 1,586 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2502 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 343022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tura village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jalor
Tehsil Sayla
Pincode 343022
Area (hectares) 2502 hectares
Population 3,329
Male Population 1,743
Female Population 1,586
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tura compares

By the 2011 count Tura is the 20th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,464 residents. Its 2502 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Tura

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

How far is Tura from other places

Tura lies about 28 km from Jalor, and the nearest railway station is Modran, about 14 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 Tura
Nearest railway station Modran 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sayla 28 km
District headquarters Jalor 28 km

Villages closest to Tura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tura village had a population of 3,329. That makes it the 20th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,464 residents.

Tura village has 1,743 males and 1,586 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tura has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Tura is 343022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tura covers 2502 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tura falls under Sayla tehsil of Jalor district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Tura is Modran, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Tura.

Tura is about 28 km from Jalor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tura is in Sayla tehsil of Jalor district. Modran is about 14 km away. Sayla is about 28 km away. Jalor is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lodrau (3.4 km), Thalwar (4.8 km) and Dhanani (5.4 km).

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

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