About Puranipur Village

Puranipur is a small village in Marihan tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 285, made up of 149 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puranipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puranipur village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Mirzapur
Tehsil	Marihan
Pincode	231211
Area (hectares)	386.61 hectares
Population	285
Male Population	149
Female Population	136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Puranipur compares

By the 2011 count Puranipur is the 161st largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents. Its 386.61 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Puranipur

Puranipur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Puranipur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Puranipur from other places

Puranipur lies about 13 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Mirzapur Railway Station, about 12 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 Puranipur
Nearest railway station	Mirzapur Railway Station	12 km
District headquarters	Mirzapur	13 km
Nearest town	Mirzāpur	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Marihan	18 km

Villages closest to Puranipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puranipur village had a population of 285. That makes it the 161st largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents.

Puranipur village has 149 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puranipur has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Puranipur is 231211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puranipur covers 386.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Puranipur falls under Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Puranipur is Mirzapur Railway Station, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Puranipur.

Puranipur is about 13 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puranipur is in Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district. Mirzapur Railway Station is about 12 km away. Mirzapur is about 13 km away. Mirzāpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.