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About Firojpur Village

Firojpur is a small village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 303, made up of 150 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Firojpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Firojpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Pincode 221503
Area (hectares) 33.59 hectares
Population 303
Male Population 150
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Firojpur compares

By the 2011 count Firojpur is the 525th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 33.59 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Firojpur

Firojpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Firojpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Firojpur from other places

Firojpur lies about 35 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Saidabad, about 10 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 Firojpur
Tehsil headquarters Handia 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Saidabad 10 km
Nearest town Phulpur 15 km
District headquarters Allahabad 35 km

Villages closest to Firojpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Handia 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 Firojpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Firojpur village had a population of 303. That makes it the 525th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Firojpur village has 150 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Firojpur has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Firojpur is 221503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Firojpur covers 33.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Firojpur falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Firojpur is Saidabad, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Firojpur.

Firojpur is about 35 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Firojpur is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Handia is about 9.8 km away. Saidabad is about 10 km away. Phulpur 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 Muhammadabad (under 2 km), Kunvarpur (under 2 km) and Chak Hauda (under 2 km).

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

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