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About Persia Village

Persia is a mid sized village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 730, made up of 390 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Persia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Persia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Chunar
Pincode 231305
Area (hectares) 151.81 hectares
Population 730
Male Population 390
Female Population 340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
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 Persia compares

By the 2011 count Persia is the 306th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 151.81 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Persia

Persia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Persia 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 Persia from other places

Persia lies about 44 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Ahraura Road, about 4.4 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 Persia
Nearest railway station Ahraura Road 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Chunar 12 km
Nearest town Chunār 12 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 44 km

Villages closest to Persia

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 Persia

As per the Census of India 2011, Persia village had a population of 730. That makes it the 306th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Persia village has 390 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Persia has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Persia is 231305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Persia covers 151.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Persia is Ahraura Road, about 4.4 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 Persia.

Persia is about 44 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Persia is in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. Ahraura Road is about 4.4 km away. Chunar is about 12 km away. Chunār is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rupaidha (under 2 km), Kaima Rasulpur (under 2 km) and Rasulpur (under 2 km).

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

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