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About Purkhupur Village

Purkhupur is a small village in Rasra tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 370, made up of 188 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.41 hectares hectares.

Purkhupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purkhupur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Rasra
Area (hectares) 22.41 hectares
Population 370
Male Population 188
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
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 Purkhupur compares

By the 2011 count Purkhupur is the 248th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents. Its 22.41 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Purkhupur

Purkhupur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purkhupur 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. The nearest villages by name are Piprapatti Bahorapur, Pipri, Pradhanpur and Pura Dhalai Tiwari. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Purkhupur

As per the Census of India 2011, Purkhupur village had a population of 370. That makes it the 248th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents.

Purkhupur village has 188 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purkhupur has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

Purkhupur covers 22.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Purkhupur falls under Rasra tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Purkhupur notes the nearest railway station 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 Purkhupur.

Purkhupur is in Rasra tehsil of Ballia district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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