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About Pura Dayal Village

Pura Dayal is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,877, made up of 949 males and 928 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183.76 hectares hectares.

Pura Dayal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pura Dayal village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 183.76 hectares
Population 1,877
Male Population 949
Female Population 928
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pura Dayal compares

By the 2011 count Pura Dayal is the 125th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 183.76 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Pura Dayal

Pura Dayal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pura Dayal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pura Dayal from other places

Pura Dayal lies about 50 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mungara Badshahpur, about 4.4 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 Pura Dayal
Nearest railway station Mungara Badshahpur 4.4 km
Nearest town Phulpur 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 22 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 50 km

Villages closest to Pura Dayal

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 Pura Dayal

As per the Census of India 2011, Pura Dayal village had a population of 1,877. That makes it the 125th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Pura Dayal village has 949 males and 928 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pura Dayal has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Pura Dayal covers 183.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pura Dayal falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pura Dayal is Mungara Badshahpur, about 4.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pura Dayal.

Pura Dayal is about 50 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pura Dayal is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mungara Badshahpur is about 4.4 km away. Phulpur is about 19 km away. Machhlishahr is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ahamadpur Gariyaon (under 2 km), Gariya (under 2 km) and Gariyawan (under 2 km).

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

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