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About Pukhrayan Village

Pukhrayan is a large village in Bhognipur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,925, made up of 2,037 males and 1,888 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 209111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pukhrayan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pukhrayan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Bhognipur
Pincode 209111
Area (hectares) 266 hectares
Population 3,925
Male Population 2,037
Female Population 1,888
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
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 Pukhrayan compares

By the 2011 count Pukhrayan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 266 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Pukhrayan

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

Pukhrayan lies about 27 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Pokhrayan, about under 2 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 Pukhrayan
Nearest town Pukhrāyān under 2 km
Nearest railway station Pokhrayan under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhognipur 3.3 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 27 km

Villages closest to Pukhrayan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pukhrayan village had a population of 3,925. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Pukhrayan village has 2,037 males and 1,888 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pukhrayan has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 870.

The pincode recorded for Pukhrayan is 209111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pukhrayan covers 266 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pukhrayan falls under Bhognipur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pukhrayan is Pokhrayan, about under 2 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 Pukhrayan.

Pukhrayan is about 27 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pukhrayan is in Bhognipur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Pukhrāyān is about under 2 km away. Pokhrayan is about under 2 km away. Bhognipur is about 3.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ahrauli Shekh (under 2 km), Pareharapur (under 2 km) and Hardua Aima (under 2 km).

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

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