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About Maroofpur Village

Maroofpur is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,225, made up of 634 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maroofpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maroofpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Pincode 222139
Area (hectares) 27.19 hectares
Population 1,225
Male Population 634
Female Population 591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
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 Maroofpur compares

By the 2011 count Maroofpur is the 201st largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 27.19 hectares work out to about 45 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Maroofpur

The census records public bus service for Maroofpur 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 Maroofpur from other places

Maroofpur lies about 21 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Kheta Sarai, about 3.6 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 Maroofpur
Nearest railway station Kheta Sarai 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 12 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 12 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 21 km

Villages closest to Maroofpur

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 Maroofpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Maroofpur village had a population of 1,225. That makes it the 201st largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Maroofpur village has 634 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maroofpur has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Maroofpur is 222139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maroofpur covers 27.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 45 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Maroofpur is Kheta Sarai, about 3.6 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Maroofpur.

Maroofpur 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.

Maroofpur is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Kheta Sarai is about 3.6 km away. Shahganj is about 12 km away. Shāhganj 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 Chakshah Gayas (under 2 km), Sumbulpur (under 2 km) and Bisva Taluka Rudhauli (under 2 km).

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

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