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About Puranpur Village

Puranpur is a mid sized village in Allapur tehsil, in the district of Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 533, made up of 246 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224137, 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 Ambedkar Nagar
Tehsil Allapur
Pincode 224137
Area (hectares) 31.15 hectares
Population 533
Male Population 246
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,167
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Puranpur compares

By the 2011 count Puranpur is the 260th largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,028 residents. Its 31.15 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Puranpur

Puranpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Puranpur 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 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 20 km from Ambedkar Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Akbarpur Junction, about 29 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
Nearest town Tāndā 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Allapur 20 km
District headquarters Ambedkar Nagar 20 km
Nearest railway station Akbarpur Junction 29 km

Villages closest to Puranpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puranpur village had a population of 533. That makes it the 260th largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,028 residents.

Puranpur village has 246 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puranpur has about 1167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Puranpur is 224137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puranpur covers 31.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Puranpur falls under Allapur tehsil of Ambedkar Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Puranpur is Akbarpur Junction, about 29 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Puranpur.

Puranpur is about 20 km from Ambedkar Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puranpur is in Allapur tehsil of Ambedkar Nagar district. Tāndā is about 15 km away. Allapur is about 20 km away. Ambedkar Nagar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vaman Pura (under 2 km), Ganeshpur (3.5 km) and Sankarpur Tappa Havely (3.6 km).

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

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