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About Nurpur Village

Nurpur is a mid sized village in Alipurduar II tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,860, made up of 957 males and 903 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 640.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736206, 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 Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Alipurduar II
Pincode 736206
Area (hectares) 640.7 hectares
Population 1,860
Male Population 957
Female Population 903
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
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 54th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,624 residents. Its 640.7 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

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. The nearest villages by name are Kumarijan, Loknathpur, Madhya Parokata and Madhya Shibkata. 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 1,860. That makes it the 54th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,624 residents.

Nurpur village has 957 males and 903 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nurpur has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Nurpur is 736206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nurpur covers 640.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nurpur falls under Alipurduar II tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

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 in Alipurduar II tehsil of Jalpaiguri 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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