Nurpur (Jalandhar II)ਨੂਰਪੁਰ (ਜਲੰਧਰ-2)

Where is Nurpur (Jalandhar II)?

Nurpur (Jalandhar II) is a village in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Jalandhar, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Adampur community development block and is served by the Nurpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030475, and it covers 166 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 4,748 people in Nurpur (Jalandhar II): 2,552 men and 2,196 women, living in 980 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 166 hectares, the population density works out to about 2,854 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 861 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 544, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2,361 people, about 50 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.38 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.93 per cent and women at 70.55 per cent. The census recorded 2,101 workers, about 44 per cent of the village. Of the 1,632 main workers, the largest group, 1,337, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 165 household industry workers and 82 agricultural labourers. A further 469 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nurpur (Jalandhar II)'s land. Of the village's 166 hectares, 61 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (61 hectares). About 106 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 66 cultivators and 98 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Nurpur (Jalandhar II) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jalandhar, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bulandpur, Raowali, Gadaipur and Jandu Singha.

What is the population of Nurpur (Jalandhar II)?

The population of Nurpur (Jalandhar II) was 4,748 at the 2011 census, living in 980 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Nurpur (Jalandhar II) have?

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