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About Pura Lachchan Village

Pura Lachchan is a mid sized village in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,215, made up of 643 males and 572 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pura Lachchan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pura Lachchan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Meja
Pincode 212302
Area (hectares) 92.08 hectares
Population 1,215
Male Population 643
Female Population 572
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
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 Lachchan compares

By the 2011 count Pura Lachchan is the 160th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 92.08 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Pura Lachchan

Pura Lachchan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pura Lachchan 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 Lachchan from other places

Pura Lachchan lies about 40 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Meja Road, about 8.2 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 Pura Lachchan
Tehsil headquarters Meja 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Meja Road 8.2 km
District headquarters Allahabad 40 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 40 km

Villages closest to Pura Lachchan

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 Lachchan

As per the Census of India 2011, Pura Lachchan village had a population of 1,215. That makes it the 160th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Pura Lachchan village has 643 males and 572 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pura Lachchan has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Pura Lachchan is 212302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pura Lachchan covers 92.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Pura Lachchan is Meja Road, about 8.2 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 Lachchan.

Pura Lachchan is about 40 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pura Lachchan is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Meja is about 2.9 km away. Meja Road is about 8.2 km away. Allahabad is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sukath (under 2 km), Kardaha (under 2 km) and Tigja (under 2 km).

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

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