About Pur Village

Pur is a large village in Akbarpur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,347, made up of 1,259 males and 1,088 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 551.84 hectares hectares.

Pur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pur village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil	Akbarpur
Area (hectares)	551.84 hectares
Population	2,347
Male Population	1,259
Female Population	1,088
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	864
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pur compares

By the 2011 count Pur is the 65th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents. Its 551.84 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 868.

Getting to Pur

Pur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pur as Available within village. 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 Pur from other places

Pur lies about 11 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Rura, about 5.9 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 Pur
Nearest railway station	Rura	5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Akbarpur	6.3 km
District headquarters	Kanpur Dehat	11 km
Nearest town	Jhīnjhak	23 km

Villages closest to Pur

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

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Common questions about Pur

As per the Census of India 2011, Pur village had a population of 2,347. That makes it the 65th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents.

Pur village has 1,259 males and 1,088 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pur has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 868.

Pur covers 551.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pur falls under Akbarpur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pur is Rura, about 5.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pur.

Pur is about 11 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pur is in Akbarpur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Rura is about 5.9 km away. Akbarpur is about 6.3 km away. Kanpur Dehat is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.