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About Nurpura Village

Nurpura is a mid sized village in Patran tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 776, made up of 385 males and 391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nurpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nurpura village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Patran
Pincode 147105
Area (hectares) 322 hectares
Population 776
Male Population 385
Female Population 391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nurpura compares

By the 2011 count Nurpura is the 64th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,288 residents. Its 322 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Nurpura

Nurpura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Nurpura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Nurpura from other places

Nurpura lies about 59 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Dhamtan Sahib, about 22 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 Nurpura
Tehsil headquarters Patran 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Dhamtan Sahib 22 km
District headquarters Patiala 59 km

Villages closest to Nurpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Patran 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 Nurpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Nurpura village had a population of 776. That makes it the 64th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,288 residents.

Nurpura village has 385 males and 391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nurpura has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Nurpura is 147105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nurpura covers 322 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nurpura falls under Patran tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nurpura is Dhamtan Sahib, about 22 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nurpura.

Nurpura is about 59 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nurpura is in Patran tehsil of Patiala district. Patran is about 9.0 km away. Dhamtan Sahib is about 22 km away. Patiala is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gulahar (1.9 km), Gobindpura Alias Paind (2.7 km) and Jogewala (2.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Nurpura today is likely to be higher.

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