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About Firozpur Village

Firozpur is a small village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 182, made up of 83 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,193 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.99 hectares hectares.

Firozpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Firozpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 53.99 hectares
Population 182
Male Population 83
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,193
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Firozpur compares

By the 2011 count Firozpur is the 453rd largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 53.99 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Firozpur

Firozpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Firozpur as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Firozpur from other places

Firozpur lies about 20 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Bakhsha, about 9.6 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
Nearest railway station Bakhsha 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 10 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 10 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 20 km

Villages closest to Firozpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Machhlishahr 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 182. That makes it the 453rd largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Firozpur village has 83 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Firozpur has about 1193 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

Firozpur covers 53.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Firozpur falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Firozpur is Bakhsha, about 9.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Firozpur.

Firozpur is about 20 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Firozpur is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Bakhsha is about 9.6 km away. Machhlishahr is about 10 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhilampur (under 2 km), Bisawan (1.8 km) and Sisawan (1.8 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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