# Nurpur, Diamond Harbour - II, South Twenty Four Parganas

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Village · Diamond Harbour - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Nurpur

Nurpur is a village in [Diamond Harbour - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/diamond-harbour-ii/) sub-district of [South Twenty Four Parganas](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **7,527 people in 1,564 households**, the 3rd largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 7,527people (2011)
- 1,564households
- 72.5%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nurpur

Of every 100 households in Nurpur in 2011, 52 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nurpur · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****39%**

**84%

Use banking services ****58%**

**42%

Television ****29%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**37%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**937

Working population ****33.1%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 68.0% for women. 54% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 48 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 140 (6%) · **■** Household industry 10 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,215 (49%) · **■** Marginal 1,082 (43%)

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 Diamond Harbour - II

- Kamarpol10,880 people
- Patra8,310 people
- Nainan5,144 people
- Ramnagar4,655 people
- Bishra4,274 people
- Chandnagar4,156 people

[All 91 villages in Diamond Harbour - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/diamond-harbour-ii/villages/)

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- Nurpur · Town, Kangra · 9,807 people
- Nurpur · Town, Begusarai · 7,202 people
- Nurpur · Village, Bariarpur, Munger · 7,147 people
- Nurpur · Village, Bhagwanpur, Begusarai · 5,628 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nurpur?7,527 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nurpur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Diamond Harbour - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nurpur?72.5% (Census 2011)