Nurpur Urf Bakipurਨੁਰਪੁਰ ਉਰਫ ਬਕੀਪੁਰ

Where is Nurpur Urf Bakipur?

Nurpur Urf Bakipur is a village in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 24 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and is served by the Haizam gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031657, and it covers 57 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 135 people in Nurpur Urf Bakipur: 66 men and 69 women, living in 24 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 57 hectares, the population density works out to about 237 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1045 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 19, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 71 people, about 53 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.03 per cent and women at 68.97 per cent. The census recorded 76 workers, about 56 per cent of the village. Of the 51 main workers, the largest group, 25, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 21 other workers in trade, transport and services and 5 cultivators on their own land. A further 25 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nurpur Urf Bakipur's land. Of the village's 57 hectares, 50 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 47 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (47 hectares). About 6 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 4 hours a day. The census recorded 21 cultivators and 34 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Nurpur Urf Bakipur is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 24 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dhugga, Jandiala, Sarhala and Sahota.

What is the population of Nurpur Urf Bakipur?

The population of Nurpur Urf Bakipur was 135 at the 2011 census, living in 24 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Nurpur Urf Bakipur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Nurpur Urf Bakipur has a post office.