About Puranpur Village

Puranpur is a mid sized village in Soraon tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,073, made up of 544 males and 529 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puranpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puranpur village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Allahabad
Tehsil	Soraon
Pincode	212502
Area (hectares)	79 hectares
Population	1,073
Male Population	544
Female Population	529
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Puranpur compares

By the 2011 count Puranpur is the 252nd largest of the 398 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents. Its 79 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Puranpur

Puranpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Puranpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Puranpur from other places

Puranpur lies about 24 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Mau Aimma Station, about 11 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 Puranpur
Tehsil headquarters	Soraon	6.2 km
Nearest railway station	Mau Aimma Station	11 km
Nearest town	Mau Aimma	12 km
District headquarters	Allahabad	24 km

Villages closest to Puranpur

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

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Common questions about Puranpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Puranpur village had a population of 1,073. That makes it the 252nd largest of the 398 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents.

Puranpur village has 544 males and 529 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puranpur has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Puranpur is 212502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puranpur covers 79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puranpur falls under Soraon tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Puranpur is Mau Aimma Station, about 11 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Puranpur.

Puranpur is about 24 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puranpur is in Soraon tehsil of Allahabad district. Soraon is about 6.2 km away. Mau Aimma Station is about 11 km away. Mau Aimma is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.