Nurpurਨੁਰਪੁਰ

Where is Nurpur?

Nurpur is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 22 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031688, and it covers 144 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 945 people in Nurpur: 479 men and 466 women, living in 194 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 144 hectares, the population density works out to about 656 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 973 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 105, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 838 people, about 89 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.17 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.92 per cent and women at 74.34 per cent. The census recorded 271 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 264 main workers, the largest group, 234, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 25 agricultural labourers and 5 cultivators on their own land. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nurpur's land. Of the village's 144 hectares, 133 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 132 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (132 hectares). About 11 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 5 cultivators and 25 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through 2 government primary schools and 2 government middle schools, 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Nurpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 22 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Laman, Kana, Dadupur Goraya and Pandori Khangurian.

What is the population of Nurpur?

The population of Nurpur was 945 at the 2011 census, living in 194 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Nurpur have?

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