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About Firojpur Village

Firojpur is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,349, made up of 676 males and 673 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.66 hectares hectares.

Firojpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Firojpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 133.66 hectares
Population 1,349
Male Population 676
Female Population 673
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Firojpur compares

By the 2011 count Firojpur is the 185th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 133.66 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Firojpur

Firojpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Firojpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Firojpur from other places

Firojpur lies about 33 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Shahganj Junction, about 10 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 Firojpur
Nearest railway station Shahganj Junction 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 10 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 10 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 33 km

Villages closest to Firojpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Firojpur village had a population of 1,349. That makes it the 185th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Firojpur village has 676 males and 673 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Firojpur has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Firojpur covers 133.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Firojpur falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Firojpur is Shahganj Junction, about 10 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 village for Firojpur.

Firojpur is about 33 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Firojpur is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Shahganj Junction is about 10 km away. Shahganj is about 10 km away. Shāhganj is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rahamat (under 2 km), Chaknohar (under 2 km) and Udopatti (under 2 km).

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

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