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About Vanpurwa Village

Vanpurwa is a small village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 273, made up of 127 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,150 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.84 hectares hectares.

Vanpurwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vanpurwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Area (hectares) 26.84 hectares
Population 273
Male Population 127
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,150
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Vanpurwa compares

By the 2011 count Vanpurwa is the 490th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 26.84 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Vanpurwa

The census records public bus service for Vanpurwa as Available within 5 - 10 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 Vanpurwa from other places

Vanpurwa lies about 23 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Bakhsha, about 14 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 Vanpurwa
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Bakhsha 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Mariahu 18 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 23 km

Villages closest to Vanpurwa

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 Vanpurwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Vanpurwa village had a population of 273. That makes it the 490th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Vanpurwa village has 127 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vanpurwa has about 1150 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Vanpurwa covers 26.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Vanpurwa is Bakhsha, about 14 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Vanpurwa.

Vanpurwa is about 23 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vanpurwa is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Machhlīshahr is about 5.4 km away. Bakhsha is about 14 km away. Mariahu is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pureswa (under 2 km), Bhawanipur (under 2 km) and Daudpur (3.4 km).

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

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