About Nurpur Village

Nurpur is one of the larger villages in Diamond Harbour II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,527, made up of 3,876 males and 3,651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743368, 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	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Diamond Harbour II
Pincode	743368
Area (hectares)	222.9 hectares
Population	7,527
Male Population	3,876
Female Population	3,651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
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 2,008 residents. Its 222.9 hectares work out to about 34 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 954.

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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nurpur from other places

Nurpur lies about 33 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Barda, about 7.2 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 railway station	Barda	7.2 km
Nearest town	Diamond Harbour	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Diamond Harbour II	33 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	33 km

Villages closest to Nurpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Diamond Harbour 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.

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Common questions about Nurpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Nurpur village had a population of 7,527. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents.

Nurpur village has 3,876 males and 3,651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nurpur has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Nurpur is 743368. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nurpur covers 222.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nurpur falls under Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Nurpur is Barda, about 7.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Nurpur.

Nurpur is about 33 km from South 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 Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Barda is about 7.2 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 11 km away. Diamond Harbour II is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.