Nurpurਨੁਰਪੁਰ

Where is Nurpur?

Nurpur is a village in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Gurdaspur community development block and is served by the Aluna gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028123, and it covers 112 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 166 people in Nurpur: 88 men and 78 women, living in 25 households, an average of about 6.6 people per household. Spread over its 112 hectares, the population density works out to about 148 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 886 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 28, about 17 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.43 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.33 per cent and women at 77.27 per cent. The census recorded 51 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 51 main workers, the largest group, 36, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 10 other workers in trade, transport and services and 4 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nurpur's land. Of the village's 112 hectares, 87 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (87 hectares). About 25 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 36 cultivators and 4 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Nurpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Alihar Pindi and Ali Nangal.

What is the population of Nurpur?

The population of Nurpur was 166 at the 2011 census, living in 25 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Nurpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Nurpur has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.