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About Ghurpur Village

Ghurpur is a large village in Bara tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,566, made up of 1,362 males and 1,204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghurpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghurpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Bara
Pincode 212110
Area (hectares) 42.38 hectares
Population 2,566
Male Population 1,362
Female Population 1,204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghurpur compares

By the 2011 count Ghurpur is the 27th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 42.38 hectares work out to about 61 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Ghurpur

Ghurpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ghurpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghurpur from other places

Ghurpur lies about 15 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Iradatganj, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ghurpur
Nearest railway station Iradatganj under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bara 12 km
District headquarters Allahabad 15 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 15 km

Villages closest to Ghurpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bara tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Ghurpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghurpur village had a population of 2,566. That makes it the 27th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Ghurpur village has 1,362 males and 1,204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghurpur has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Ghurpur is 212110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghurpur covers 42.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 61 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghurpur falls under Bara tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghurpur is Iradatganj, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghurpur.

Ghurpur is about 15 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghurpur is in Bara tehsil of Allahabad district. Iradatganj is about under 2 km away. Bara is about 12 km away. Allahabad is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manakwar (under 2 km), Semra Kalbana (under 2 km) and Chak Saripur (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ghurpur today is likely to be higher.

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