6 years of age. Language Garo is Spoken by 54,575 people, Bengali by 12,113, Hindi by 3,563, Nepali by 1,609 and 11,911 people speaks other languages. Connectivity 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 Baljek Airport. From Guwahati, it is 220 km, through the National Highway 217(Old NH 51). Day time Sumo and overnight bus services are available from Guwahati. There is a 3-days-a-week helicopter service available from Guwahati and Shillong, run by Pawan Hans. Society 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 Day Adventist, Church of Jesus Christ (COJC), Christian Revival Church (CRC) etc. The Garos have a matrilineal society. Apart from the Garos, Tura also hosts a variety of other tribes like Hajongs, Koches, Rabhas, Bodos and other indigenous Assamese communities who are Hindu by religion. There are also a considerable number of immigrant Bengali, Bihari and Nepali speaking community etc as well. Transport By Air nearest airport is Guwahati Airport (GAU), Bus, Hire Cab. Although Tura has its own airport named Baljek airport situated approx. 30 km from the town but it's not yet functioning. It was inaugurated by then President of India Smt. Pratibha Patil during her visit to the town. Education Colleges and Universities College of Home Science (under Central Agricultural University, Imphal) College of Teacher Education Don Bosco College, Tura Durama College Harding Theological College ICFAI University Meghalaya, Tura Martin Luther University, Tura Campus North-Eastern Hill University, Tura Campus. Tura College of Information Technology Tura Govt. College Tura Law College Tura Polytechnic. Tura United Christian Academy. Other institutes National Skill Training Institute for Women Tura Industrial Training Institute Food Craft Institute, Tura under NCHMCT, Noida. Food and drinks 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 Food are Na·kam Bitchi (it is dry fish curry made with chillies and soda), Gal•da Matchu (Roselle leaves boiled with beef), Wak Gominda (it is Pumpkin cooked with Pork, chillies and soda) Wak Pura (it