About Nurpur Village

Nurpur is a large village in Raikot tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,006, made up of 1,065 males and 941 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 535 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nurpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nurpur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Raikot
Pincode	141109
Area (hectares)	535 hectares
Population	2,006
Male Population	1,065
Female Population	941
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	884
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 31st largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents. Its 535 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

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 33 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Chaukiman, about 14 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
Tehsil headquarters	Raikot	5.1 km
Nearest town	Rāikot	5.1 km
Nearest railway station	Chaukiman	14 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	33 km

Villages closest to Nurpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raikot 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 2,006. That makes it the 31st largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents.

Nurpur village has 1,065 males and 941 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nurpur has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Nurpur is 141109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nurpur covers 535 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 Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nurpur is Chaukiman, about 14 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 33 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nurpur is in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district. Raikot is about 5.1 km away. Rāikot is about 5.1 km away. Chaukiman is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.