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About Puranpur Village

Puranpur is a large village in Kanpur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,415, made up of 1,838 males and 1,577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 396.69 hectares hectares.

Puranpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puranpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Nagar
Tehsil Kanpur
Area (hectares) 396.69 hectares
Population 3,415
Male Population 1,838
Female Population 1,577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Puranpur compares

By the 2011 count Puranpur is the 46th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents. Its 396.69 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Puranpur

Puranpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Puranpur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Puranpur from other places

Puranpur lies about 31 km from Kanpur Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Sirsaul, about 4.1 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 Sirsaul 4.1 km
Nearest town Kanpur Cantonment 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanpur 20 km
District headquarters Kanpur Nagar 31 km

Villages closest to Puranpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kanpur 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 3,415. That makes it the 46th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents.

Puranpur village has 1,838 males and 1,577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puranpur has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 877.

Puranpur covers 396.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puranpur falls under Kanpur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Puranpur is Sirsaul, about 4.1 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 and private bus service as Available for Puranpur.

Puranpur is about 31 km from Kanpur Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puranpur is in Kanpur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district. Sirsaul is about 4.1 km away. Kanpur Cantonment is about 18 km away. Kanpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baradhari (under 2 km), Babibhitari (1.7 km) and Mandhana (1.8 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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