The population of Tura Town is 74,858 according to the 2011 census. The indigenous Garo people form the majority of … See more

• College of Home Science (under Central Agricultural University, Imphal)
• College of Teacher Education
• Don Bosco College, Tura… See more

There are many varieties of food available, the common one is the traditional Garo food. Traditional Garo food includes boiled rice, different preparations of pork, beef, chicken and dry fish. Some of the delicacies of Garo Fo… See more

All India Radio has a local station in Tura which transmits various programs of mass interest. Recently, daily local newspapers viz., The Tura Times, Janera and Salantini Ku·rang has been disseminating the information … See more

Main Residents of Tura are the Garo tribe (Native People). Christianity is the main religion, Almost 100% of the Garos are Christians. There are different Christian denominations like Baptist, Catholic, Seventh D… See more

Tura is situated in the western part of Meghalaya which is quite close to the National Border of Bangladesh. The main mode of transport is by road, as there are no railways or any scheduled flights from nearby … See more

• P.A. Sangma, Indian politician
• Zubeen Garg, Indian singer, actor, director, producer and music director. See more