Nurpur (Zira)ਨੂਰਪੁਰ ਜ਼ੀਰਾ

Where is Nurpur (Zira)?

Nurpur (Zira) is a village in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Zira, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Zira community development block and is served by the Nurpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034380, and it covers 312 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,156 people in Nurpur (Zira): 597 men and 559 women, living in 202 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 312 hectares, the population density works out to about 371 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 936 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 154, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 345 people, about 30 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 62.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.73 per cent and women at 55.31 per cent. The census recorded 693 workers, about 60 per cent of the village. Of the 354 main workers, the largest group, 196, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 142 agricultural labourers and 15 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 339 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nurpur (Zira)'s land. Of the village's 312 hectares, 293 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (293 hectares). About 18 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. The census recorded 322 cultivators and 348 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Nurpur (Zira) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Zira, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Zira, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Maloke, Chohlah, Bundala Nau and Bahawalpur.

What is the population of Nurpur (Zira)?

The population of Nurpur (Zira) was 1,156 at the 2011 census, living in 202 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Nurpur (Zira) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Nurpur (Zira) has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.