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About Firozpur Village

Firozpur is a mid sized village in Jakhania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 950, made up of 455 males and 495 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.75 hectares hectares.

Firozpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Firozpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Jakhania
Area (hectares) 59.75 hectares
Population 950
Male Population 455
Female Population 495
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Firozpur compares

By the 2011 count Firozpur is the 197th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 59.75 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Firozpur

Firozpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Firozpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Firozpur from other places

Firozpur lies about 133 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Mungara Badshahpur, about 11 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 Firozpur
Tehsil headquarters Jakhania 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Mungara Badshahpur 11 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 15 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 133 km

Villages closest to Firozpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Firozpur village had a population of 950. That makes it the 197th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Firozpur village has 455 males and 495 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Firozpur has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Firozpur covers 59.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Firozpur falls under Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Firozpur is Mungara Badshahpur, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Firozpur.

Firozpur is about 133 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Firozpur is in Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Jakhania is about 3.8 km away. Mungara Badshahpur is about 11 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asspur (under 2 km), Mirpur (under 2 km) and Sanjogpur Khas (2.4 km).

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

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