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About Nurpur Village

Nurpur is a large village in Firozpur tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,613, made up of 1,922 males and 1,691 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 973 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152004, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nurpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nurpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Firozpur
Pincode 152004
Area (hectares) 973 hectares
Population 3,613
Male Population 1,922
Female Population 1,691
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nurpur compares

By the 2011 count Nurpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,115 residents. Its 973 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Nurpur

Nurpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nurpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nurpur from other places

Nurpur lies about 6.0 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Kasu Begu, about 2.8 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 Nurpur
Nearest railway station Kasu Begu 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Firozpur 6.0 km

Villages closest to Nurpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Firozpur 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 Nurpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Nurpur village had a population of 3,613. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,115 residents.

Nurpur village has 1,922 males and 1,691 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nurpur has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Nurpur is 152004. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nurpur covers 973 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nurpur falls under Firozpur tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nurpur is Kasu Begu, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nurpur.

Nurpur is about 6.0 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nurpur is in Firozpur tehsil of Firozpur district. Kasu Begu is about 2.8 km away. Firozpur is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhok Harihar (2.5 km), Rukna Mungla (2.6 km) and Rukna Begu (2.7 km).

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

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