Nurpur is a city and a

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Kangra district Kangra district is the most populous district of Himachal Pradesh, India. Dharamshala is the administrative headquarters of the district. History Kangra is known for having one of the oldest serving Royal Dynasty in the world, the Katoch of ...

in the

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Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh (; Sanskrit: ''himācāl prādes;'' "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a States and union territories of India, state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen Indian Himalayan ...

. It was formerly part of the

Nurpur State Nurpur kingdom in the Himalayan foothills of India was founded in 1064 A.D at north-eastern Bari Doab between the Ravi and the Beas rivers at the fusion of Kangra, Duggar, Majha, Dharab and Chamba areas which ended in 1815. The remnants o ...

since the 11th century AD. The capital of the state was at

Pathankot Pathankot () is a city and the district headquarters of the Pathankot district in Punjab, India. Pathankot is the sixth most populous city of Punjab, after Ludhiana, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Patiala and Bathinda. Its local government is a municipal ...

formerly known as Paithan, now in

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

. It got its name from

Nur Jahan Nur Jahan (; 31 May 1577 – 18 December 1645), born Mehr-un-Nissa was the twentieth wife and chief consort of the Mughal emperor Jahangir. More decisive and proactive than her husband, Nur Jahan is considered by certain historians to have be ...

, the wife of

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, when they visited Kangra (Nagarkot) after

's successful conquest of the Kangra Fort.

Geography

Nurpur is located at . It has an average elevation of 643 metres (2109 feet).

Demographics

, according to the India

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, Nurpur had a population of 9,045. Men constitute 52% of the population and women 48%. Nurpur has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 75%. In Nurpur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Majority of population is

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and

Kangri language Kangri (Takri: ) is an Indo-Aryan language, spoken in northern India, predominantly in the Kangra, Una and Hamirpur districts of Himachal Pradesh as well as in some parts of Mandi and Chamba districts of Himachal Pradesh and Gurdaspur, ...

is spoken in Nurpur.

Climate

Nurpur has a pleasant climate. The summer season is slightly higher than Himachal Pradesh's seasonal average, but the morning and evening daily weather is relatively cooler, thanks to a sustained, chilled breeze descending from the nearby snow-clad Dhauladhar mountains. During the monsoon season, there is a considerable amount of rainfall because Dharamsala, which receives second highest rainfall in India, is nearby. The winter season is very cold because of windchill from the aforementioned Dhauladhar. The temperature during the summertime rises up to 40 °C, but only for a few days at a time. Monsoons arrive by the end of June and remains until September. The presence of tourists peaks between October and November, largely because of the ideal weather.

Access

Air: Nearest Airport is at Pathankot (Punjab) - 27 km away. Gaggal Airport, Dharamshala (DHM) (in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh) - 45 km away. Jammu (J&K) Airport- 129 km away; and Amritsar Airport (Punjab) -134 km away. Rail: Nearest Railway Station (Narrow gauge - Kangra Valley Railway) is Nurpur-Road (Jassur, Himachal Pradesh) just 5 km away. Nearest Railhead is at athankot and Pathankot Cantt. 24 km away, which is connected by train from all the major cities, going to Jammu/Katra. Road: Nurpur is connected by road network from all sides and Pathankot/Kullu Manali highway passes through Nurpur. It is just 30 km from Pathankot, 88 km from Palampur and 61 km from Dharamsala

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