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About Pura Harasu Village

Pura Harasu is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 599, made up of 298 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.9 hectares hectares.

Pura Harasu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pura Harasu village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 60.9 hectares
Population 599
Male Population 298
Female Population 301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pura Harasu compares

By the 2011 count Pura Harasu is the 345th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 60.9 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Pura Harasu

The census records public bus service for Pura Harasu 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pura Harasu from other places

Pura Harasu lies about 51 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mungara Badshahpur, 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 Pura Harasu
Nearest railway station Mungara Badshahpur 2.3 km
Nearest town Phulpur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 23 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 51 km

Villages closest to Pura Harasu

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 Harasu

As per the Census of India 2011, Pura Harasu village had a population of 599. That makes it the 345th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Pura Harasu village has 298 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pura Harasu has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Pura Harasu covers 60.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Pura Harasu is Mungara Badshahpur, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Pura Harasu.

Pura Harasu is about 51 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pura Harasu is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mungara Badshahpur is about 2.3 km away. Phulpur is about 17 km away. Machhlishahr is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nauwadadi (under 2 km), Goraiyadih (1.5 km) and Bhairopur (1.6 km).

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

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