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About Purshottampur Village

Purshottampur is a mid sized village in Bikapur tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 783, made up of 392 males and 391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224195, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purshottampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purshottampur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Bikapur
Pincode 224195
Area (hectares) 68.66 hectares
Population 783
Male Population 392
Female Population 391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purshottampur compares

By the 2011 count Purshottampur is the 191st largest of the 335 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents. Its 68.66 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Purshottampur

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

How far is Purshottampur from other places

Purshottampur lies about 53 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Pakhruli, 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 Purshottampur
Nearest railway station Pakhruli 15 km
Nearest town Sultānpur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Bikapur 34 km
District headquarters Faizabad 53 km

Villages closest to Purshottampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purshottampur village had a population of 783. That makes it the 191st largest of the 335 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents.

Purshottampur village has 392 males and 391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purshottampur has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Purshottampur is 224195. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purshottampur covers 68.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purshottampur falls under Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Purshottampur is Pakhruli, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Purshottampur.

Purshottampur is about 53 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purshottampur is in Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district. Pakhruli is about 15 km away. Sultānpur is about 16 km away. Bikapur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhopa Duhiya (13 km), Gayaspur (13 km) and Pure Manohar (14 km).

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

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