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About Nurpur Village

Nurpur is one of the larger villages in Manikchak tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,066, made up of 7,234 males and 6,832 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 564.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732203, 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 Maldah
Tehsil Manikchak
Pincode 732203
Area (hectares) 564.42 hectares
Population 14,066
Male Population 7,234
Female Population 6,832
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nurpur compares

By the 2011 count Nurpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,747 residents. Its 564.42 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Nurpur

Nurpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nurpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Narayanpur, Nawada, Nazirpur and Nazirpur Sahebdi. 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 14,066. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,747 residents.

Nurpur village has 7,234 males and 6,832 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 931.

The pincode recorded for Nurpur is 732203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nurpur covers 564.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nurpur falls under Manikchak tehsil of Maldah 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Nurpur.

Nurpur is in Manikchak tehsil of Maldah 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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