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About Purethakurain Village

Purethakurain is a small village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 444, made up of 227 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purethakurain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purethakurain village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Pincode 212405
Area (hectares) 87.12 hectares
Population 444
Male Population 227
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Purethakurain compares

By the 2011 count Purethakurain is the 486th 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 87.12 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Purethakurain

The census records public bus service for Purethakurain 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Purethakurain from other places

Purethakurain lies about 34 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Ugrasenpur, about 3.2 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 Purethakurain
Nearest railway station Ugrasenpur 3.2 km
Nearest town Phulpur 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 20 km
District headquarters Allahabad 34 km

Villages closest to Purethakurain

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 Purethakurain

As per the Census of India 2011, Purethakurain village had a population of 444. That makes it the 486th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Purethakurain village has 227 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purethakurain has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Purethakurain is 212405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purethakurain covers 87.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Purethakurain is Ugrasenpur, about 3.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Purethakurain.

Purethakurain is about 34 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purethakurain is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Ugrasenpur is about 3.2 km away. Phulpur is about 7.3 km away. Handia 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 Barista Kala (under 2 km), Bagdaha Hawasabad (under 2 km) and Jamuwa (1.9 km).

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

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