About Palpur Village

Palpur is a large village in Milkipur tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,872, made up of 2,495 males and 2,377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 431.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palpur village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Faizabad
Tehsil	Milkipur
Pincode	224153
Area (hectares)	431.88 hectares
Population	4,872
Male Population	2,495
Female Population	2,377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palpur compares

By the 2011 count Palpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,713 residents. Its 431.88 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 986.

Getting to Palpur

Palpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Palpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Palpur from other places

Palpur lies about 48 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Waris Ganj Halt, 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 Palpur
Nearest railway station	Waris Ganj Halt	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Milkipur	18 km
Nearest town	Jais	38 km
District headquarters	Faizabad	48 km

Villages closest to Palpur

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

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Common questions about Palpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Palpur village had a population of 4,872. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,713 residents.

Palpur village has 2,495 males and 2,377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palpur has about 953 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 986.

The pincode recorded for Palpur is 224153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palpur covers 431.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palpur falls under Milkipur tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palpur is Waris Ganj Halt, 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 10+ km distance for Palpur.

Palpur is about 48 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palpur is in Milkipur tehsil of Faizabad district. Waris Ganj Halt is about 15 km away. Milkipur is about 18 km away. Jais is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.