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About Puran Saray Village

Puran Saray is a mid sized village in Laharpur tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 556, made up of 305 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 823 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 261208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puran Saray Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puran Saray village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Laharpur
Pincode 261208
Area (hectares) 49.24 hectares
Population 556
Male Population 305
Female Population 251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 823
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Puran Saray compares

By the 2011 count Puran Saray is the 288th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,096 residents. Its 49.24 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Puran Saray

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

How far is Puran Saray from other places

Puran Saray lies about 50 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Biswan, about 33 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 Puran Saray
Tehsil headquarters Laharpur 24 km
Nearest town Lāharpur 24 km
Nearest railway station Biswan 33 km
District headquarters Sitapur 50 km

Villages closest to Puran Saray

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Laharpur 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 Puran Saray

As per the Census of India 2011, Puran Saray village had a population of 556. That makes it the 288th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,096 residents.

Puran Saray village has 305 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puran Saray has about 823 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Puran Saray is 261208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puran Saray covers 49.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puran Saray falls under Laharpur tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Puran Saray is Biswan, about 33 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 <5 km distance for Puran Saray.

Puran Saray is about 50 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puran Saray is in Laharpur tehsil of Sitapur district. Laharpur is about 24 km away. Lāharpur is about 24 km away. Biswan is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhatagur (under 2 km), Aorangabad (under 2 km) and Kakrha (1.9 km).

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

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