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About Purab Gaon Village

Purab Gaon is a large village in Unchahar tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,237, made up of 1,168 males and 1,069 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 229402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purab Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purab Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rae Bareli
Tehsil Unchahar
Pincode 229402
Area (hectares) 177.54 hectares
Population 2,237
Male Population 1,168
Female Population 1,069
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
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 Purab Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Purab Gaon is the 34th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,504 residents. Its 177.54 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Purab Gaon

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

Purab Gaon lies about 20 km from Rae Bareli, and the nearest railway station is Lachhmanpur, about 3.3 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 Purab Gaon
Nearest railway station Lachhmanpur 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Unchahar 17 km
District headquarters Rae Bareli 20 km
Nearest town Raebareli 20 km

Villages closest to Purab Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Unchahar 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 Purab Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Purab Gaon village had a population of 2,237. That makes it the 34th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,504 residents.

Purab Gaon village has 1,168 males and 1,069 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purab Gaon has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Purab Gaon is 229402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purab Gaon covers 177.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purab Gaon falls under Unchahar tehsil of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Purab Gaon is Lachhmanpur, about 3.3 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 Purab Gaon.

Purab Gaon is about 20 km from Rae Bareli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purab Gaon is in Unchahar tehsil of Rae Bareli district. Lachhmanpur is about 3.3 km away. Unchahar is about 17 km away. Rae Bareli 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 Shitalpur Urf Shankarpur (under 2 km), Manoharganj (under 2 km) and Siddhaur (1.6 km).

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

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