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About Nurpur Khurd Village

Nurpur Khurd is a mid sized village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 744, made up of 399 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 929 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nurpur Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nurpur Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140117
Area (hectares) 929 hectares
Population 744
Male Population 399
Female Population 345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
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 Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Nurpur Khurd is the 96th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 929 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 947.

Getting to Nurpur Khurd

Nurpur Khurd is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nurpur Khurd 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 Khurd from other places

Nurpur Khurd lies about 22 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Anandpur Sahib, about 7.2 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 Khurd
Nearest railway station Anandpur Sahib 7.2 km
Nearest town Bālāchor 21 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 22 km

Villages closest to Nurpur Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Anandpur Sahib 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 Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Nurpur Khurd village had a population of 744. That makes it the 96th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Nurpur Khurd village has 399 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nurpur Khurd has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Nurpur Khurd is 140117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nurpur Khurd covers 929 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nurpur Khurd falls under Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nurpur Khurd is Anandpur Sahib, about 7.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nurpur Khurd.

Nurpur Khurd is about 22 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nurpur Khurd is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Anandpur Sahib is about 7.2 km away. Bālāchor is about 21 km away. Rupnagar is about 22 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 Kalan (under 2 km), Saskaur (2.4 km) and Chahar Majra (2.7 km).

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

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