About Nurpur Village

Nurpur is a mid sized village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,993, made up of 998 males and 995 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 365 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144040, 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	Nakodar
Pincode	144040
Area (hectares)	365 hectares
Population	1,993
Male Population	998
Female Population	995
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nurpur compares

By the 2011 count Nurpur is the 23rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 365 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 950.

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 10+ km distance. 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 26 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Gahandran, about 2.5 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	Gahandran	2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nakodar	6.1 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	26 km

Villages closest to Nurpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nakodar 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 1,993. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Nurpur village has 998 males and 995 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nurpur has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Nurpur is 144040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nurpur covers 365 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nurpur falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nurpur is Gahandran, about 2.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nurpur.

Nurpur is about 26 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 Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Gahandran is about 2.5 km away. Nakodar is about 6.1 km away. Jalandhar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.