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About Nurpur Village

Nurpur is a large village in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,519, made up of 1,808 males and 1,711 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nurpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nurpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Bolpur Sriniketan
Pincode 731204
Area (hectares) 201.32 hectares
Population 3,519
Male Population 1,808
Female Population 1,711
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nurpur compares

By the 2011 count Nurpur is the 9th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 201.32 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Nurpur

Nurpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nurpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mostala, Muluk, Nahina and Namokhara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 3,519. That makes it the 9th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Nurpur village has 1,808 males and 1,711 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nurpur has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Nurpur is 731204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nurpur covers 201.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nurpur falls under Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Nurpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nurpur.

Nurpur is in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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