About Nurpur Village

Nurpur is a large village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,748, made up of 2,552 males and 2,196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nurpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nurpur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Jalandhar II
Pincode	144012
Area (hectares)	166.34 hectares
Population	4,748
Male Population	2,552
Female Population	2,196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	861
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
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 999 residents. Its 166.34 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

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 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 16 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Kapurthala, about 4.3 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 town	Kapurthala Town	3.9 km
Nearest railway station	Kapurthala	4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jalandhar II	16 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	16 km

Villages closest to Nurpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar II 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 4,748. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Nurpur village has 2,552 males and 2,196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nurpur has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Nurpur is 144012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nurpur covers 166.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nurpur falls under Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nurpur is Kapurthala, about 4.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Nurpur.

Nurpur is about 16 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nurpur is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Kapurthala Town is about 3.9 km away. Kapurthala is about 4.3 km away. Jalandhar II is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.