Nurpur (Firozpur)ਨੂਰਪੁਰ ਫਿਰੋਜ਼ਪੁਰ

Where is Nurpur (Firozpur)?

Nurpur (Firozpur) is a village in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Firozpur community development block and is served by the Nurpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034519, and it covers 973 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,613 people in Nurpur (Firozpur): 1,922 men and 1,691 women, living in 668 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 973 hectares, the population density works out to about 371 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 880 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 412, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 778 people, about 22 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.57 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.41 per cent and women at 70.09 per cent. The census recorded 1,072 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 1,030 main workers, the largest group, 635, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 218 cultivators on their own land and 136 agricultural labourers. A further 42 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nurpur (Firozpur)'s land. Of the village's 973 hectares, 854 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (748 hectares). About 119 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 223 cultivators and 143 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Nurpur (Firozpur) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bazidpur, Jhok Harihar, Malwal and Rukna Mungla.

What is the population of Nurpur (Firozpur)?

The population of Nurpur (Firozpur) was 3,613 at the 2011 census, living in 668 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Nurpur (Firozpur) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Nurpur (Firozpur) has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.