About Nurpur Village

Nurpur is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 747, made up of 389 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nurpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nurpur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Batala
Pincode	143515
Area (hectares)	142 hectares
Population	747
Male Population	389
Female Population	358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nurpur compares

By the 2011 count Nurpur is the 235th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 142 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Nurpur

Nurpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nurpur as Available within village. 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 Nurpur from other places

Nurpur lies about 35 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Rattar Chattar, about 6.3 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	Rattar Chattar	6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Batala	23 km
Nearest town	Batāla	23 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	35 km

Villages closest to Nurpur

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

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Common questions about Nurpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Nurpur village had a population of 747. That makes it the 235th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Nurpur village has 389 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nurpur has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Nurpur is 143515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nurpur covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nurpur falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nurpur is Rattar Chattar, about 6.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Nurpur.

Nurpur is about 35 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nurpur is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Rattar Chattar is about 6.3 km away. Batala is about 23 km away. Batāla is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.