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About Puranar Singh Village

Puranar Singh is a small village in Phulpur tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 485, made up of 240 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.38 hectares hectares.

Puranar Singh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puranar Singh village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Phulpur
Area (hectares) 38.38 hectares
Population 485
Male Population 240
Female Population 245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Puranar Singh compares

By the 2011 count Puranar Singh is the 374th largest of the 474 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents. Its 38.38 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1050.

Getting to Puranar Singh

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

How far is Puranar Singh from other places

Puranar Singh lies about 94 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Mungara Badshahpur, about 15 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 Puranar Singh
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Mungara Badshahpur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulpur 30 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 94 km

Villages closest to Puranar Singh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phulpur 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 Puranar Singh

As per the Census of India 2011, Puranar Singh village had a population of 485. That makes it the 374th largest of the 474 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents.

Puranar Singh village has 240 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puranar Singh has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1050.

Puranar Singh covers 38.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puranar Singh falls under Phulpur tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Puranar Singh is Mungara Badshahpur, about 15 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 km distance for Puranar Singh.

Puranar Singh is about 94 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puranar Singh is in Phulpur tehsil of Azamgarh district. Machhlīshahr is about 7.7 km away. Mungara Badshahpur is about 15 km away. Phulpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur Kalan (4.3 km), Hansa Pur (4.5 km) and Saraya Kalan (4.9 km).

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

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