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About Nurpur Village

Nurpur is a mid sized village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 539, made up of 284 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742223, 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 Murshidabad
Tehsil Sagardighi
Pincode 742223
Area (hectares) 90.33 hectares
Population 539
Male Population 284
Female Population 255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nurpur compares

By the 2011 count Nurpur is the 131st largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 90.33 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Nurpur

Nurpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nurpur 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nachna, Nanoch, Naopara and Narasinghapur. 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 539. That makes it the 131st largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Nurpur village has 284 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nurpur has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Nurpur is 742223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nurpur covers 90.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nurpur falls under Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nurpur.

Nurpur is in Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad 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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