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About Prahra Village

Prahra 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 646, made up of 339 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Prahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Prahra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ambedkar Nagar
Tehsil Allapur
Pincode 224129
Area (hectares) 58.64 hectares
Population 646
Male Population 339
Female Population 307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
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 Prahra compares

By the 2011 count Prahra is the 222nd largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,028 residents. Its 58.64 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Prahra

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

Prahra lies about 8.1 km from Ambedkar Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Akbarpur Junction, about 9.6 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 Prahra
Tehsil headquarters Allapur 8.1 km
District headquarters Ambedkar Nagar 8.1 km
Nearest town Tāndā 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Akbarpur Junction 9.6 km

Villages closest to Prahra

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 Prahra

As per the Census of India 2011, Prahra village had a population of 646. That makes it the 222nd largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,028 residents.

Prahra village has 339 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Prahra has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Prahra is 224129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Prahra covers 58.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Prahra is Akbarpur Junction, about 9.6 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 Prahra.

Prahra is about 8.1 km from Ambedkar Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Prahra is in Allapur tehsil of Ambedkar Nagar district. Allapur is about 8.1 km away. Ambedkar Nagar is about 8.1 km away. Tāndā is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jotpur Julhapur (under 2 km), Firozpur Hetharia (2.6 km) and Syampur Alampur (3.3 km).

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

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