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About Prajapatpur Village

Prajapatpur is a small village in Mehnagar tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 201, made up of 101 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Prajapatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Prajapatpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Mehnagar
Pincode 276126
Area (hectares) 75.87 hectares
Population 201
Male Population 101
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
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 Prajapatpur compares

By the 2011 count Prajapatpur is the 255th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 75.87 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Prajapatpur

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

Prajapatpur lies about 31 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Jakhanian, about 10 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 Prajapatpur
Nearest railway station Jakhanian 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Mehnagar 22 km
Nearest town Muhammadābād 24 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 31 km

Villages closest to Prajapatpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Prajapatpur village had a population of 201. That makes it the 255th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Prajapatpur village has 101 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Prajapatpur has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Prajapatpur is 276126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Prajapatpur covers 75.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Prajapatpur falls under Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Prajapatpur is Jakhanian, about 10 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 Prajapatpur.

Prajapatpur is about 31 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Prajapatpur is in Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district. Jakhanian is about 10 km away. Mehnagar is about 22 km away. Muhammadābād is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sisari (under 2 km), Haraura (under 2 km) and Bedia (under 2 km).

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

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