About Purkhipur Village

Purkhipur is a small village in Burhanpur tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 444, made up of 193 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,301 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purkhipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purkhipur village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Azamgarh
Tehsil	Burhanpur
Pincode	276142
Area (hectares)	45.33 hectares
Population	444
Male Population	193
Female Population	251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,301
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Purkhipur compares

By the 2011 count Purkhipur is the 306th largest of the 454 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 967 residents. Its 45.33 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Purkhipur

Purkhipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Purkhipur 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 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 123 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Handia Khas, about 3.7 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
Nearest railway station	Handia Khas	3.7 km
Nearest town	Phulpur	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Burhanpur	28 km
District headquarters	Azamgarh	123 km

Villages closest to Purkhipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purkhipur village had a population of 444. That makes it the 306th largest of the 454 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 967 residents.

Purkhipur village has 193 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purkhipur has about 1301 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Purkhipur is 276142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purkhipur covers 45.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purkhipur falls under Burhanpur tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Purkhipur is Handia Khas, about 3.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Purkhipur.

Purkhipur is about 123 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purkhipur is in Burhanpur tehsil of Azamgarh district. Handia Khas is about 3.7 km away. Phulpur is about 23 km away. Burhanpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.