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About Nurpura Village

Nurpura is a mid sized village in Amloh tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,104, made up of 588 males and 516 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nurpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nurpura village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil Amloh
Pincode 147203
Area (hectares) 187 hectares
Population 1,104
Male Population 588
Female Population 516
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nurpura compares

By the 2011 count Nurpura is the 35th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents. Its 187 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Nurpura

Nurpura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nurpura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nurpura from other places

Nurpura lies about 49 km from Fatehgarh Sahib, and the nearest railway station is Mandi Gobindgarh, about 13 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Nurpura
Tehsil headquarters Amloh 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Mandi Gobindgarh 13 km
Nearest town Gobindgarh 13 km
District headquarters Fatehgarh Sahib 49 km

Villages closest to Nurpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amloh tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Nurpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Nurpura village had a population of 1,104. That makes it the 35th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents.

Nurpura village has 588 males and 516 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nurpura has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Nurpura is 147203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nurpura covers 187 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nurpura falls under Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nurpura is Mandi Gobindgarh, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nurpura.

Nurpura is about 49 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nurpura is in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Amloh is about 4.0 km away. Mandi Gobindgarh is about 13 km away. Gobindgarh is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatton (2.0 km), Haripur (2.0 km) and Bhadal Thuha (2.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Nurpura today is likely to be higher.

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