Nurpur Population, Caste, Working Data Hoshiarpur, Punjab - Census 2011
Nurpur is a village situated in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 186 families residing in the village Nurpur. The total population of Nurpur is 957 out of which 513 are males and 444 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Nurpur is 865.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nurpur village is 115 which is 12% of the total population. There are 60 male children and 55 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nurpur is 917 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (865) of Nurpur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Nurpur is 59.1%. Thus Nurpur village has lower literacy rate compared to 75.6% of Hoshiarpur district. The male literacy rate is 62.69% and the female literacy rate is 55.01% in Nurpur village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Nurpur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Nurpur Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Nurpur village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 115 | 60 | 55 |
| Literacy | 59.14% | 62.69% | 55.01% |
| Scheduled Caste | 282 | 156 | 126 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 459 | 229 | 230 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 29.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Nurpur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Nurpur village out of total population, 423 were engaged in work activities. 62.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 423 workers engaged in Main Work, 21 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 100 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 265 | 241 | 24 |
| Cultivators | 21 | 19 | 2 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 100 | 93 | 7 |
| Household Industries | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 136 | 122 | 14 |
| Marginal Workers | 158 | 57 | 101 |
| Non Working | 534 | 215 | 319 |
Nearby Villages to Nurpur,
Below are the list of villages near Nurpur village in Garhshankar.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Kaharpur | 957 |
| Rampur | 1,410 |
| Haluwal | 1,152 |
| Bhulewal Gujran | 341 |
| Alamwal | 59 |
| Mehmadwal | 1,351 |
| Jhanjowal | 719 |
| Jandoli | 3,455 |
| Chak Narial | 621 |
| Jaitpur | 1,078 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Nurpur, Hoshiarpur, Punjab - Wikipedia