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About Nurulpur Village

Nurulpur is a large village in Jaynagar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,798, made up of 1,436 males and 1,362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743372, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nurulpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nurulpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Jaynagar I
Pincode 743372
Area (hectares) 111.39 hectares
Population 2,798
Male Population 1,436
Female Population 1,362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nurulpur compares

By the 2011 count Nurulpur is the 27th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents. Its 111.39 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 943.

Getting to Nurulpur

Nurulpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nurulpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nurulpur from other places

Nurulpur lies about 9.5 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Dakshin Barasat‎, about under 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 Nurulpur
Nearest railway station Dakshin Barasat‎ under 2 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaynagar I 9.5 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 9.5 km

Villages closest to Nurulpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaynagar I 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 Nurulpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Nurulpur village had a population of 2,798. That makes it the 27th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents.

Nurulpur village has 1,436 males and 1,362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nurulpur has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Nurulpur is 743372. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nurulpur covers 111.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nurulpur falls under Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Nurulpur is Dakshin Barasat‎, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Nurulpur.

Nurulpur is about 9.5 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.

Nurulpur is in Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Dakshin Barasat‎ is about under 2 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 7.5 km away. Jaynagar I is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baneshwarpur (under 2 km), Ramkanta Bati (under 2 km) and Ramchandrapur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Nurulpur today is likely to be higher.

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