# Thuruk Village, Saipung, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya) – PIN Code

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Village · Saipung, Jaintia Hills 

# Thuruk

Thuruk is a village in Saipung sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793200**. The 2011 Census counted **719 people in 115 households**, the 16th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 719people (2011)
- 115households
- 62.7%literacy
- 793200PIN code

## Thuruk PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thuruk is 793200.** Thuruk falls in Saipung sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793200
- Community development blockSaipung
- Census village code279551

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

## How far is Thuruk from nearby towns?

- Saipung (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)100 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)100 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 Thuruk?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Thuruk; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sutnga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jowai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jowai
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 11 h winter

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.

## Homes and amenities in Thuruk

Of every 100 households in Thuruk in 2011, 1 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Thuruk · ■ Saipung rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**57%

Tap water ****2%**

**16%

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

**2%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**28%

Television ****4%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**8%

None of these assets ****62%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Thuruk?

■ Thuruk · ■ Saipung rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****816**

**987

Working population ****29.3%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.6% for men and 57.0% for women. 46% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 175 (83%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 29 (14%) · **■** Marginal 6 (3%)

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 Saipung

- Sakhain797 people
- Sakhain Moolimen792 people
- Pala755 people
- Moolamylliang733 people
- Mulait Bri Sumer663 people
- Khannar658 people
- Moullian631 people
- Umkyrpong613 people

[All 97 villages in Saipung](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/saipung/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thuruk?793200
- How far is Thuruk from Jowai?100 km by road
- What is the population of Thuruk?719 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thuruk in?Jaintia Hills district (Saipung sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Thuruk?62.7% (Census 2011)