# Nurpur Village, Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/nurpur/ Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Nurpur Nurpur is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144502**. The 2011 Census counted **998 people in 231 households**, the 143rd largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 998people (2011) - 231households - 76.0%literacy - 144502PIN code ## Nurpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nurpur is 144502.** Nurpur falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144502 - Gram panchayatNurpur - Community development blockAur - Census village code032172 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? - Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)27 km by road - Banga (nearest town)12 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 - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chak Bilag - ○Degree college10+ km · Banga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Phagwara - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 90% of the 288 hectares of village land is sown, and 258 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, 99 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 53 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Nurpur · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **97% Toilet within the home ****86%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****11%** **24% Tap water ****36%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****82%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%** **46% Use banking services ****92%** **85% Television ****87%** **87% Mobile phone ****81%** **75% Computer with internet ****5%** **4% Two-wheeler ****53%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****13%** **11% None of these assets ****3%** **2% Own their home ****95%** **94% 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 · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%** **80.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911** **896 Working population ****36.6%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.9% for men and 73.9% for women. 63% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 94 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 190 (52%) · **■** Marginal 68 (19%) 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 Nawanshahr - Soheta1,012 people - Mahdipur1,007 people - Khanpur999 people - Laroya999 people - Chak Guru993 people - Herian992 people - Bhano Mazara989 people - Shahbazpur987 people [All 284 villages in Nawanshahr](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nurpur?144502 - How far is Nurpur from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?27 km by road - What is the population of Nurpur?998 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nurpur in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Nurpur?76.0% (Census 2011)