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About Nur Muhammad Village

Nur Muhammad is a mid sized village in Fazilka tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 649, made up of 344 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nur Muhammad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nur Muhammad village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Fazilka
Pincode 152123
Area (hectares) 89 hectares
Population 649
Male Population 344
Female Population 305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nur Muhammad compares

By the 2011 count Nur Muhammad is the 121st largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Nur Muhammad

Nur Muhammad is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Nur Muhammad as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Nur Muhammad from other places

Nur Muhammad lies about 99 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Amruka, about 8.2 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 Nur Muhammad
Nearest railway station Amruka 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Fazilka 19 km
District headquarters Firozpur 99 km

Villages closest to Nur Muhammad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Fazilka 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 Nur Muhammad

As per the Census of India 2011, Nur Muhammad village had a population of 649. That makes it the 121st largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents.

Nur Muhammad village has 344 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nur Muhammad has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Nur Muhammad is 152123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nur Muhammad covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nur Muhammad falls under Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nur Muhammad is Amruka, about 8.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nur Muhammad.

Nur Muhammad is about 99 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nur Muhammad is in Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district. Amruka is about 8.2 km away. Fazilka is about 19 km away. Firozpur is about 99 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muhammad Islam (under 2 km), Bareka (4.2 km) and Muradwala Bhumgar (4.7 km).

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

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