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About Nurpur Village

Nurpur is a small village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 384, made up of 212 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 811 females per 1000 males. The village covers 406 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141007, 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 Samrala
Pincode 141007
Area (hectares) 406 hectares
Population 384
Male Population 212
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 811
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 140th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 406 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

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 38 km from Ludhiana. 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 Māchhīwāra 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Samrala 11 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 38 km

Villages closest to Nurpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Samrala 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 384. That makes it the 140th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Nurpur village has 212 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nurpur has about 811 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Nurpur is 141007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nurpur covers 406 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nurpur falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The census record for Nurpur notes the nearest railway station 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 38 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 Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Māchhīwāra is about 4.6 km away. Samrala is about 11 km away. Ludhiana is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nurpur Bet (under 2 km), Burj Kacha (under 2 km) and Sehjo Majra (1.9 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.

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