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About Puranpur Village

Puranpur is a small village in Misrikh tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 296, made up of 164 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 805 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 261001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puranpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puranpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Misrikh
Pincode 261001
Area (hectares) 113.4 hectares
Population 296
Male Population 164
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 805
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Puranpur compares

By the 2011 count Puranpur is the 517th largest of the 553 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents. Its 113.4 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 870.

Getting to Puranpur

Puranpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Puranpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Puranpur from other places

Puranpur lies about 14 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Barai Jalalpur, about 4.5 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 Puranpur
Nearest railway station Barai Jalalpur 4.5 km
Nearest town Khairābād 5.6 km
District headquarters Sitapur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Misrikh 27 km

Villages closest to Puranpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puranpur village had a population of 296. That makes it the 517th largest of the 553 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents.

Puranpur village has 164 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puranpur has about 805 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 870.

The pincode recorded for Puranpur is 261001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puranpur covers 113.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puranpur falls under Misrikh tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Puranpur is Barai Jalalpur, about 4.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Puranpur.

Puranpur is about 14 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puranpur is in Misrikh tehsil of Sitapur district. Barai Jalalpur is about 4.5 km away. Khairābād is about 5.6 km away. Sitapur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishram Nagar (4.0 km), Mohmadapur (4.8 km) and Paharpur (5.8 km).

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

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