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About Peerpura Village

Peerpura is a large village in Roorkee tehsil, in the district of Hardwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,354, made up of 1,243 males and 1,111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247671, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Peerpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Peerpura village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Hardwar
Tehsil Roorkee
Pincode 247671
Area (hectares) 77.1 hectares
Population 2,354
Male Population 1,243
Female Population 1,111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
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 Peerpura compares

By the 2011 count Peerpura is the 98th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 77.1 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Peerpura

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

Peerpura lies about 44 km from Hardwar, and the nearest railway station is Deoband, about 17 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 Peerpura
Nearest town Manglaur 15 km
Nearest railway station Deoband 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Roorkee 24 km
District headquarters Hardwar 44 km

Villages closest to Peerpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Peerpura village had a population of 2,354. That makes it the 98th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Peerpura village has 1,243 males and 1,111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Peerpura has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Peerpura is 247671. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Peerpura covers 77.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Peerpura falls under Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Peerpura is Deoband, about 17 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 Peerpura.

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

Peerpura is in Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district. Manglaur is about 15 km away. Deoband is about 17 km away. Roorkee is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Abbulhasnpur (under 2 km), Ahamadpur Khedi (under 2 km) and Ahmadpur Sarwareki (under 2 km).

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

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