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About Paltupur Village

Paltupur is a large village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,725, made up of 1,308 males and 1,417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paltupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paltupur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Pincode 222161
Area (hectares) 276.42 hectares
Population 2,725
Male Population 1,308
Female Population 1,417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Paltupur compares

By the 2011 count Paltupur is the 60th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 276.42 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Paltupur

Paltupur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Paltupur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Paltupur from other places

Paltupur lies about 24 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mariahu, about 6.6 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 Paltupur
Nearest railway station Mariahu 6.6 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 7.3 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 24 km

Villages closest to Paltupur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mariahu 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 Paltupur

As per the Census of India 2011, Paltupur village had a population of 2,725. That makes it the 60th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Paltupur village has 1,308 males and 1,417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paltupur has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Paltupur is 222161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paltupur covers 276.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paltupur falls under Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paltupur is Mariahu, about 6.6 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 and private bus service as Available for Paltupur.

Paltupur is about 24 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paltupur is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mariahu is about 6.6 km away. Mariāhu is about 7.3 km away. Jaunpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Badhawal (under 2 km), Dhawa (under 2 km) and Lakhrawan (under 2 km).

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

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