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About Purkhipur Village

Purkhipur is a large village in Soraon tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,003, made up of 1,045 males and 958 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.81 hectares hectares.

Purkhipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purkhipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Soraon
Area (hectares) 167.81 hectares
Population 2,003
Male Population 1,045
Female Population 958
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Purkhipur compares

By the 2011 count Purkhipur is the 141st largest of the 398 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents. Its 167.81 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Purkhipur

Purkhipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purkhipur as Available within <5 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 Purkhipur from other places

Purkhipur lies about 26 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Mau Aimma Station, about 10 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 Purkhipur
Tehsil headquarters Soraon 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Mau Aimma Station 10 km
Nearest town Mau Aimma 11 km
District headquarters Allahabad 26 km

Villages closest to Purkhipur

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.

Common questions about Purkhipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Purkhipur village had a population of 2,003. That makes it the 141st largest of the 398 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents.

Purkhipur village has 1,045 males and 958 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purkhipur has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Purkhipur covers 167.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Purkhipur is Mau Aimma Station, about 10 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 - 10 km distance for Purkhipur.

Purkhipur is about 26 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purkhipur is in Soraon tehsil of Allahabad district. Soraon is about 7.7 km away. Mau Aimma Station is about 10 km away. Mau Aimma is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khargapur (under 2 km), Khergapur (under 2 km) and Semra Birbhanpur (1.8 km).

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

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