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About Nurpur Village

Nurpur is a mid sized village in Habra II tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,629, made up of 868 males and 761 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743711, 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 North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Habra II
Pincode 743711
Area (hectares) 138.46 hectares
Population 1,629
Male Population 868
Female Population 761
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nurpur compares

By the 2011 count Nurpur is the 38th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents. Its 138.46 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 from other places

Nurpur lies about 23 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 7.8 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
Nearest town Ashoknagar Kalyangarh 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Habra II 23 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 23 km

Villages closest to Nurpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Habra II 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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nurpur village had a population of 1,629. That makes it the 38th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents.

Nurpur village has 868 males and 761 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nurpur has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Nurpur is 743711. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nurpur covers 138.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nurpur falls under Habra II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Nurpur is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 7.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nurpur.

Nurpur is about 23 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nurpur is in Habra II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 7.2 km away. Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) is about 7.8 km away. Habra II is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ashudi (under 2 km), Beraberi (3.5 km) and Chapra (4.3 km).

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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