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About Payagpur Village

Payagpur is a large village in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,357, made up of 1,239 males and 1,118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Payagpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Payagpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Meja
Pincode 212304
Area (hectares) 131.43 hectares
Population 2,357
Male Population 1,239
Female Population 1,118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Payagpur compares

By the 2011 count Payagpur is the 69th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 131.43 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Payagpur

The census records public bus service for Payagpur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Payagpur from other places

Payagpur lies about 52 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Manda Road, about 2.0 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 Payagpur
Nearest railway station Manda Road 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Meja 13 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 31 km
District headquarters Allahabad 52 km

Villages closest to Payagpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Payagpur village had a population of 2,357. That makes it the 69th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Payagpur village has 1,239 males and 1,118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Payagpur has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Payagpur is 212304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Payagpur covers 131.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Payagpur falls under Meja tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Payagpur is Manda Road, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Payagpur.

Payagpur is about 52 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Payagpur is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Manda Road is about 2.0 km away. Meja is about 13 km away. Gyānpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Payagpur Ramgarhwa (under 2 km), Malauda (under 2 km) and Chilbila (under 2 km).

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

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