# Tur Village, Ajnala, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Ajnala, Amritsar 

# Tur

Tur is a village in Ajnala sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143411**. The 2011 Census counted **896 people in 141 households**, the 177th largest of 311 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%.

- 896people (2011)
- 141households
- 48.5%literacy
- 143411PIN code

## Tur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tur is 143411.** Tur falls in Ajnala sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab.

- PIN code143411
- Gram panchayatTur
- Community development blockChogawan
- Census village code037175

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

## How far is Tur from nearby towns?

- Ajnala (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Amritsar (district HQ)50 km by road
- Ajnala (nearest town)18 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 Tur?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhindi Aulakh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ajnala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amritsar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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.

## What is Tur known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 93% of the 254 hectares of village land is sown, and 237 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Tur

Of every 100 households in Tur in 2011, 100 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Tur · ■ Ajnala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**46%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**91%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**75%

Use banking services ****72%**

**46%

Television ****60%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**41%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**7%

None of these assets ****26%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Tur?

■ Tur · ■ Ajnala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.5%**

**61.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829**

**845

Working population ****48.8%**

**37.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.2% for men and 35.9% for women. 56% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 129 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (26%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (3%) · **■** Marginal 178 (41%)

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 Ajnala

- Katla923 people
- Dalleke917 people
- Pachhia914 people
- Motla910 people
- Dialpura893 people
- Sufian892 people
- Waryah885 people
- Dhurian874 people

[All 343 villages in Ajnala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/ajnala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tur?143411
- How far is Tur from Amritsar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Tur?896 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tur in?Amritsar district (Ajnala sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Tur?48.5% (Census 2011)