Nurpur is a Tehsil located in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh. It is one of 21 Tehsils of Kangra district. There are 419 villages and 1 towns in Nurpur Tehsil.
As per the Census India 2011, Nurpur Tehsil has 37267 households, population of 176525 of which 90074 are males and 86451 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 19662 which is 11.14% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Nurpur Tehsil is around
960 compared to
972 which is average of Himachal Pradesh state. The literacy rate of Nurpur Tehsil is 76.25% out of which 79.89% males are literate and 72.45% females are literate. The total area of Nurpur is 540.42 sq.km with population density of 327 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 94.44% of population lives in Urban area and 5.56% lives in Rural area. There are 20.96% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 4.94% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Nurpur Tehsil.
Nurpur Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 176525 | 100% |
| Hindu | 168309 | 95.35% |
| Muslim | 5369 | 3.04% |
| Sikh | 1961 | 1.11% |
| Religion not stated | 561 | 0.32% |
| Christian | 243 | 0.14% |
| Buddhist | 50 | 0.03% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 18 | 0.01% |
| Jain | 14 | 0.01% |
Nurpur Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 2137 | 35130 |
| Total Population | 9807 | 166718 |
| Population (%) | 52.05% | 49.03% |
| Male Population | 5105 | 84969 |
| Female Population | 4702 | 81749 |
| Sex Ratio | 921 | 962 |
| Literacy (%) | 82.55% | 75.88% |
List of Cities in Nurpur
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List of Villages in Nurpur
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