Tur

Where is Tur?

Tur is a village in Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Patti, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Naushera Pannuan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038262, and it covers 594 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,990 people in Tur: 1,597 men and 1,393 women, living in 540 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 594 hectares, the population density works out to about 503 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 872 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 394, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 844 people, about 28 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.99 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.93 per cent and women at 62.54 per cent. The census recorded 1,013 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Tur's work profile is unusual for a village of its size: of the 921 main workers, the largest group, 448, was in other work such as trade, transport and services, ahead of 373 cultivators on their own land and 93 agricultural labourers. A further 92 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming still covers most of Tur's land. Of the village's 594 hectares, 525 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. About 69 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at eight hours a day. With 379 cultivators and only 98 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in Tur is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities, and Tur is well served for its size. Education runs from one government primary school and one government middle school to a government secondary school and a government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. An anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker were also recorded.

For health care, the directory recorded one primary health centre in the village, along with a veterinary hospital for livestock, though no health sub-centre or dispensary. Treated tap water was available, and the village had a sub post office, a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest cooperative bank was five to ten kilometres away and commercial banks more than ten kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Tur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself; the nearest public bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Patti, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Khadur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel.

What is the population of Tur?

The population of Tur was 2,990 at the 2011 census, living in 540 households in Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Tur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Tur has government schools from primary to senior secondary level, a primary health centre, a veterinary hospital, a sub post office and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.