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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Turuk is a village in Jorethang mandal, Namchi district, Sikkim, with a population of 1,050 across 226 households. The village has a literacy rate of 77.8% and is located at coordinates 27.116°N, 88.381°E, with postal code 737128.
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- LGD code
- 261148
- Pincode
- 737128
- Post office
- Melli Bazar
- Population
- 1,050
- Households
- 226
- Literacy rate
- 77.8%
- Sex ratio
- 944 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 425
- Distance to district centre
- 12 km
- Distance to Gangtok
- 33 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 505 km
- Nearest railway station
- Darjeeling · 15 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government General Hospital Blood Bank - Namchi · 6 km
జనగణన 2011 · పోలిక
Turuk ఇతరులతో పోలిస్తే
By population, Turuk ranks #7 of 20 villages in Jorethang mandal.
Literacy rate
%
77.8%
+4.6% vs mandal average
- Turuk
- 77.8%
- Jorethang mandal
- 73.2%
- Namchi district
- 72.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
944
+60 vs mandal average
- Turuk
- 944
- Jorethang mandal
- 884
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Turuk
- 4.6
- Jorethang mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Turuk ఒక్క చూపులో
Turuk సిక్కింలోని దక్షిణ సిక్కిం జిల్లా, Jorethang బ్లాక్లో 1,050 జనాభా 226 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Jorethang బ్లాక్లోని 20 గ్రామాలలో 7వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 78%, బ్లాక్ సగటు 73% కంటే 5 పాయింట్లు ఎక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 944 మహిళలు. ఇది దక్షిణ సిక్కిం జిల్లా కేంద్రం నుండి 12 కి.మీ, సమీప పట్టణం Junglee Mohal నుండి 44 కి.మీ, Darjeeling రైల్వే స్టేషన్ నుండి 15 కి.మీ ఉంది (సరళ రేఖ దూరాలు). పిన్కోడ్ 737128, Melli Bazar పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 261148. సమీప ఆసుపత్రి/ఆరోగ్య కేంద్రం Government General Hospital Blood Bank - Namchi, 6 కి.మీ దూరంలో. గ్రామం Melli అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Nar Bahadur Pradhan. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 1,238, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
గ్రామ పంచాయతీ: Turuk Ramabung →
సమీప గ్రామాల పోలిక
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Turuk
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Namchi
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 22
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 22
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Turuk Ramabung
- Total area (ha)
- 413.85
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 6.31
- Forest area (ha)
- 212.02
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Turuk
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
ముఖ్య వివరాలు — Turuk
- LGD code
- 261148
- Pincode
- 737128
- Post office
- Melli Bazar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,050
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,238
- Households
- 226
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 944
- Literacy rate
- 77.8%
- Coordinates
- 27.11604°N, 88.38136°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sikkim
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Melli
- Member of Parliament
- Indra Hang Subba
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Nar Bahadur Pradhan
- Block / Mandal
- Jorethang
చేరుకోవడం
Turuk ఎలా చేరుకోవాలి
Nearest town · 21,408 people
Junglee Mohal · ≈ 44 km
≈ 1 h 30 min by car · 1 h 47 min by bike
Directionsనగరాలకు దూరం · సరళ రేఖ
- Gangtok33 kmcapital
- Kolkata505 km
- Delhi1110 km
- Hyderabad1484 km
రకం వారీగా సమీపం · ప్రాంతంలో ఎక్కడైనా
- Railway stationDarjeeling15 km
- Bus stopSNT Bus Station (ground floor)6 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment General Hospital Blood Bank - Namchi6 km
- ATM / bankAxis Bank10 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil6 km
- CollegeSt. Joseph College14 km
- Police stationCheck post8 km
అదే పిన్కోడ్
Villages sharing pincode 737128
Turuk సమీప గ్రామాలు
Jorethang మండలంలోని ఇతర గ్రామాలు
View all 21 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)