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About Puranpur Village

Puranpur is a large village in Amroha tehsil, in the district of Jyotiba Phule Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,337, made up of 1,704 males and 1,633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 244222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puranpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puranpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jyotiba Phule Nagar
Tehsil Amroha
Pincode 244222
Area (hectares) 355.16 hectares
Population 3,337
Male Population 1,704
Female Population 1,633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Puranpur compares

By the 2011 count Puranpur is the 24th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,423 residents. Its 355.16 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Puranpur

Puranpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Puranpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Puranpur from other places

Puranpur lies about 24 km from Jyotiba Phule Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kailsa, about 5.8 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 Puranpur
Nearest railway station Kailsa 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Amroha 7.8 km
District headquarters Jyotiba Phule Nagar 24 km

Villages closest to Puranpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puranpur village had a population of 3,337. That makes it the 24th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,423 residents.

Puranpur village has 1,704 males and 1,633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puranpur has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Puranpur is 244222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puranpur covers 355.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puranpur falls under Amroha tehsil of Jyotiba Phule Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Puranpur is Kailsa, about 5.8 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 <5 km distance for Puranpur.

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

Puranpur is in Amroha tehsil of Jyotiba Phule Nagar district. Kailsa is about 5.8 km away. Amroha is about 7.8 km away. Jyotiba Phule Nagar 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 Chubka (under 2 km), Fairdabad Urf Nasirpur (1.9 km) and Chak Faridpur Afjalpur (1.9 km).

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

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