# Turu Village, Chandil, Saraikela-Kharsawan (Jharkhand)

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Village · Chandil, Saraikela-Kharsawan 

# Turu

Turu is a village in Chandil sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832404**. The 2011 Census counted **645 people in 112 households**, the 64th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 645people (2011)
- 112households
- 50.7%literacy
- 832404PIN code

## Turu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Turu is 832404.** Turu falls in Chandil sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code832404
- Gram panchayatHesakocha
- Community development blockChandil
- Census village code378789

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Turu from nearby towns?

- Chandil (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Sarikela (district HQ)56 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town)50 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Turu?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Turu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chandil
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chandil
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Turu known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 5% of the 816 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Turu

Of every 100 households in Turu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Turu · ■ Chandil rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**87%

Use banking services ****70%**

**54%

Television ****0%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Turu?

■ Turu · ■ Chandil rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.7%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877**

**943

Working population ****49.6%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.3% for men and 34.4% for women. 51% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 25 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (20%) · **■** Household industry 21 (7%) · **■** Other work 40 (12%) · **■** Marginal 169 (53%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chandil

- Manikui723 people
- Kashidih704 people
- Rugri675 people
- Rangamatia673 people
- Juga613 people
- Joreyadih606 people
- Mutuda603 people
- Chakulia590 people

[All 104 villages in Chandil](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/chandil/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Turu?832404
- How far is Turu from Sarikela?56 km by road
- What is the population of Turu?645 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Turu in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Chandil sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Turu?50.7% (Census 2011)