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About Pure Dih Village

Pure Dih is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 667, made up of 327 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pure Dih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pure Dih village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Pincode 212401
Area (hectares) 42.4 hectares
Population 667
Male Population 327
Female Population 340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pure Dih compares

By the 2011 count Pure Dih is the 433rd largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 42.4 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Pure Dih

Pure Dih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pure Dih as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Pure Dih from other places

Pure Dih lies about 43 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Sarai Kansrai, about 8.6 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 Pure Dih
Nearest railway station Sarai Kansrai 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 15 km
Nearest town Phulpur 20 km
District headquarters Allahabad 43 km

Villages closest to Pure Dih

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 Pure Dih

As per the Census of India 2011, Pure Dih village had a population of 667. That makes it the 433rd largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Pure Dih village has 327 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pure Dih has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Pure Dih is 212401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pure Dih covers 42.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pure Dih falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pure Dih is Sarai Kansrai, about 8.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pure Dih.

Pure Dih is about 43 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pure Dih is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Sarai Kansrai is about 8.6 km away. Handia is about 15 km away. Phulpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pure Jaysingh (under 2 km), Pure Upadyay (under 2 km) and Pure Misir (under 2 km).

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

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