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About Pura Bhajan Village

Pura Bhajan is a small village in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 438, made up of 232 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12.5 hectares hectares.

Pura Bhajan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pura Bhajan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Meja
Area (hectares) 12.5 hectares
Population 438
Male Population 232
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pura Bhajan compares

By the 2011 count Pura Bhajan is the 277th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 12.5 hectares work out to about 35 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 919.

Getting to Pura Bhajan

Pura Bhajan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pura Bhajan 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pura Bhajan from other places

Pura Bhajan lies about 58 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Jigna, about 3.9 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 Pura Bhajan
Nearest railway station Jigna 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Meja 20 km
Nearest town Mirzāpur 27 km
District headquarters Allahabad 58 km

Villages closest to Pura Bhajan

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 Pura Bhajan

As per the Census of India 2011, Pura Bhajan village had a population of 438. That makes it the 277th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Pura Bhajan village has 232 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pura Bhajan has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Pura Bhajan covers 12.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pura Bhajan falls under Meja tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pura Bhajan is Jigna, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Pura Bhajan.

Pura Bhajan is about 58 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pura Bhajan is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Jigna is about 3.9 km away. Meja is about 20 km away. Mirzāpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koilari (under 2 km), Bhairopur (2.6 km) and Kewalpur (2.6 km).

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

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