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About Shukul Puri Village

Shukul Puri is a small village in Gola tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 403, made up of 201 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shukul Puri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shukul Puri village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Gola
Pincode 273402
Area (hectares) 44.41 hectares
Population 403
Male Population 201
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Shukul Puri compares

By the 2011 count Shukul Puri is the 359th largest of the 587 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 790 residents. Its 44.41 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Shukul Puri

Shukul Puri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shukul Puri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shukul Puri from other places

Shukul Puri lies about 169 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Banaras (Manduadih), about 2.3 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 Shukul Puri
Nearest railway station Banaras (Manduadih) 2.3 km
Nearest town Varanasi 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Gola 20 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 169 km

Villages closest to Shukul Puri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gola 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 Shukul Puri

As per the Census of India 2011, Shukul Puri village had a population of 403. That makes it the 359th largest of the 587 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 790 residents.

Shukul Puri village has 201 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shukul Puri has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Shukul Puri is 273402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shukul Puri covers 44.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shukul Puri falls under Gola tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shukul Puri is Banaras (Manduadih), about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shukul Puri.

Shukul Puri is about 169 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shukul Puri is in Gola tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Banaras (Manduadih) is about 2.3 km away. Varanasi is about 4.0 km away. Gola is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mannipur (under 2 km), Banjarha (under 2 km) and Akolha (under 2 km).

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

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