Puranpur
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Puranpur | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Nickname: Mini Punjab | |
  Puranpur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 28°31′N 80°09′E / 28.52°N 80.15°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Pilibhit |
| Elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 19,042 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 262122 |
| Telephone code | 5880 |
Puranpur is a town and a municipal board in Pilibhit district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Puranpur is divided into 25 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. After independence and Partition of India the large numbers of Sikhs migrated and settled in the Puranpur Region. Due to dense Sikh population and their lifestyle, The area is also known as Mini Punjab as after Partition of India in 1947. According to Census 2011, primary population is Hindu, followed by Muslims and Christians. [citation needed]
Demographics[edit]
Puranpur has population of 40,007 of which 20,924 are males while 19,083 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 4695 which is 11.74 % of total population of Puranpur (NPP). In Puranpur Nagar Palika Parishad, Female Sex Ratio is of 912 against state average of 912. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Puranpur is around 892 compared to Uttar Pradesh state average of 902. Literacy rate of Puranpur city is 69.65 % higher than state average of 67.68 %. In Puranpur, Male literacy is around 75.77 % while female literacy rate is 62.95 %.
Languages spoken[edit]
- Punjabi
- Hindi
- Urdu
- English
Transportation[edit]
Bus transportation[edit]
Puranpur is well connected with Pilibhit, Delhi, Lucknow and Bareilly by State Transport UPSRTC buses. Some UPSRTC AC Shatabdi buses also run from Puranpur to Delhi, Lucknow.[1]
Rail transportation[edit]
Puranpur railway station is on the Aishbagh-Bareilly-Kasganj railway section. The station is under the administrative control of the North Eastern Railways. Computerised reservation facility is provided.[2]
From Delhi one has to reach first nearby Pilibhit by train. Nowadays Railway facility is not available at Puranpur Railway Station as work is in progress for broad gauge line.
References[edit]
- ^ "Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation(UPSRTC) Puranpur to Pilibhit Bus Tickets Booking - redBus™". m.redbus.in. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Puranpur Railway Station (PP) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". NDTV. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
GURUKUL AKHAND BHARAT a charitable trust registered under govt. Of India. Gurukul Akhand Bharat a free child care, education, free publication & cultural plateform at Vill Sapaha, Post Sondha Tehsil Puranpur Dist Pilibhit U. P.