Nurpur (Nakodar)ਨੁਰਪੁਰ ਨਕੋਦਰ

Where is Nurpur (Nakodar)?

Nurpur (Nakodar) is a village of Nakodar tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nakodar, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Shahkot community development block and is served by the Nurpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029915, and it covers 365 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,993 people in Nurpur (Nakodar): 998 men and 995 women, living in 400 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 365 hectares, the population density works out to about 546 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 997 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 191, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 846 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.09 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.98 per cent and women at 69.24 per cent. The census recorded 640 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 566 main workers, the largest group, 217, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 187 agricultural labourers and 162 cultivators on their own land. A further 74 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nurpur (Nakodar)'s land. Of the village's 365 hectares, 326 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (326 hectares). About 38 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 163 cultivators and 253 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 one government primary school, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. 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. The village had a sub post office. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Nurpur (Nakodar) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nakodar, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Nakodar, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Musewal, Rangra, Kotla Bhagu and Durgawal.

What is the population of Nurpur (Nakodar)?

The population of Nurpur (Nakodar) was 1,993 at the 2011 census, living in 400 households in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Nurpur (Nakodar) have?

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