Skip to main content

About Nurpur Village

Nurpur is a small village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 283, made up of 158 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 791 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143511, 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 Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode 143511
Area (hectares) 92 hectares
Population 283
Male Population 158
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 791
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nurpur compares

By the 2011 count Nurpur is the 105th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 92 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

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 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 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 Dera Baba Nanak 7.7 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 Dera Baba Nanak 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 283. That makes it the 105th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Nurpur village has 158 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nurpur has about 791 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Nurpur is 143511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nurpur covers 92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nurpur falls under Dera Baba Nanak 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance 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 Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Rattar Chattar is about 6.3 km away. Dera Baba Nanak is about 7.7 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.

The closest recorded villages are Tarowali (under 2 km), Dharowali (under 2 km) and Hardowal (under 2 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.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All