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About Payagpur Village

Payagpur is a mid sized village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 823, made up of 423 males and 400 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.08 hectares hectares.

Payagpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Payagpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Chunar
Area (hectares) 19.08 hectares
Population 823
Male Population 423
Female Population 400
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Payagpur compares

By the 2011 count Payagpur is the 292nd largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 19.08 hectares work out to about 43 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Payagpur

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

How far is Payagpur from other places

Payagpur lies about 29 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Chunar Junction, about 3.5 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 Payagpur
Tehsil headquarters Chunar 2.7 km
Nearest town Chunār 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Chunar Junction 3.5 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 29 km

Villages closest to Payagpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Payagpur village had a population of 823. That makes it the 292nd largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Payagpur village has 423 males and 400 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Payagpur has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Payagpur covers 19.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 43 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Payagpur falls under Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Payagpur is Chunar Junction, about 3.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Payagpur.

Payagpur is about 29 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Payagpur is in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. Chunar is about 2.7 km away. Chunār is about 2.7 km away. Chunar Junction is about 3.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mawaiya (under 2 km), Mishirpura (under 2 km) and Katherwa (under 2 km).

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

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