# Nurpur Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur 

# Nurpur

Nurpur is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144531**. The 2011 Census counted **584 people in 126 households**, the 203rd largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 584people (2011)
- 126households
- 80.8%literacy
- 144531PIN code

## Nurpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nurpur is 144531.** Nurpur falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144531
- Gram panchayatNurpur
- Community development blockGarhshankar
- Census village code031907

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Nurpur from nearby towns?

- Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)27 km by road
- Garhshankar (nearest town)15 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Nurpur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Nurpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mazara Dingrian
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nawanshahr
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garhshankar
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 14 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Nurpur known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 91% of the 119 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Nurpur

Of every 100 households in Nurpur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 53 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Nurpur · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**38%

Tap water ****67%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****80%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%**

**52%

Use banking services ****89%**

**84%

Television ****93%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****53%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**9%

None of these assets ****2%**

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Nurpur?

■ Nurpur · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**890

Working population ****26.5%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 73.0% for women. 51% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 59 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 56 (36%) · **■** Marginal 37 (24%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Garhshankar

- Harjiana603 people
- Pachnangal592 people
- Rupowal591 people
- Rattanpur588 people
- Aima Muglan577 people
- Saidpur576 people
- Mahal569 people
- Bakapur Guru566 people

[All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nurpur?144531
- How far is Nurpur from Hoshiarpur?27 km by road
- What is the population of Nurpur?584 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nurpur in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Nurpur?80.8% (Census 2011)