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About Tofapur Village

Tofapur is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 891, made up of 400 males and 491 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,228 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tofapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tofapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Pincode 222135
Area (hectares) 149.1 hectares
Population 891
Male Population 400
Female Population 491
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,228
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tofapur compares

By the 2011 count Tofapur is the 285th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 149.1 hectares work out to about 6.0 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 Tofapur

Tofapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tofapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Tofapur from other places

Tofapur lies about 21 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Bakhsha, about 12 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 Tofapur
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 7.6 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Bakhsha 12 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 21 km

Villages closest to Tofapur

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 Tofapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Tofapur village had a population of 891. That makes it the 285th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Tofapur village has 400 males and 491 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tofapur has about 1228 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

The pincode recorded for Tofapur is 222135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tofapur covers 149.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Tofapur is Bakhsha, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tofapur.

Tofapur is about 21 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tofapur is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Machhlishahr is about 7.6 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 7.6 km away. Bakhsha is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tekari (under 2 km), Bibipur (1.5 km) and Bhawanipur (2.3 km).

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

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