# Turna Village, Shahkot, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahkot, Jalandhar 

# Turna

Turna is a village in Shahkot sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144629**. The 2011 Census counted **860 people in 186 households**, the 64th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 860people (2011)
- 186households
- 80.6%literacy
- 144629PIN code

## Turna PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Turna is 144629.** Turna falls in Shahkot sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144629
- Gram panchayatTurna
- Community development blockLohian Khas
- Census village code029787

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

## How far is Turna from nearby towns?

- Shahkot (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Jalandhar (district HQ)50 km by road
- Lohian Khass (nearest town)6 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 Turna?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Turna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nawapind Donawal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lohiankhas
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahkot
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Turna known for?

The main crops are **wheat, sugarcane and sarson**. About 85% of the 212 hectares of village land is sown, and 180 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 Turna

Of every 100 households in Turna in 2011, 99 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 77 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Turna · ■ Shahkot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**26%

Tap water ****2%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****78%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****19%**

**56%

Use banking services ****90%**

**71%

Television ****92%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****77%**

**54%

Car / jeep / van ****16%**

**12%

None of these assets ****4%**

**4%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Turna?

■ Turna · ■ Shahkot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**862

Working population ****31.0%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 74.4% for women. 54% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 122 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (3%) · **■** Household industry 11 (4%) · **■** Other work 71 (27%) · **■** Marginal 54 (20%)

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 Shahkot

- Kang Khurd897 people
- Raunt885 people
- Ida864 people
- Muridwal864 people
- Maharajwala855 people
- Reru832 people
- Mahmonwal820 people
- Mehmuwal Yusafpur819 people

[All 179 villages in Shahkot](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/shahkot/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Turna?144629
- How far is Turna from Jalandhar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Turna?860 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Turna in?Jalandhar district (Shahkot sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Turna?80.6% (Census 2011)