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About Payagpur Village

Payagpur is a small village in Nizamabad tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15, made up of 8 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.5 hectares hectares.

Payagpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Payagpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Nizamabad
Area (hectares) 26.5 hectares
Population 15
Male Population 8
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Payagpur compares

By the 2011 count Payagpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents. Its 26.5 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1041.

Getting to Payagpur

Payagpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Payagpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Payagpur from other places

Payagpur lies about 4.0 km from Nizamabad, and the nearest railway station is Azamgarh, about 6.5 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 Payagpur
Tehsil headquarters Nizamabad 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Azamgarh 6.5 km

Villages closest to Payagpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Payagpur village had a population of 15. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents.

Payagpur village has 8 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Payagpur has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1041.

Payagpur covers 26.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Payagpur falls under Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Payagpur is Azamgarh, about 6.5 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 km distance for Payagpur.

Payagpur is about 4.0 km from Nizamabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Payagpur is in Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district. Nizamabad is about 4.0 km away. Azamgarh is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranipur (under 2 km), Khali Phatpur (under 2 km) and Khalifatpur (under 2 km).

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

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