Pukhrayan

Pokhrayan

Pukharayan
Pokhrayan Pukharayan
town
	Pokhrayan Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
	Coordinates: 26°14′N 79°51′E / 26.23°N 79.85°E
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Kanpur Dehat
Government
• Type	state
• Body	Municipality
Area
• Total	24 km2 (9 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	19,908
• Density	830/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	209111
Telephone code	05113
Vehicle registration	UP 77

Pukhrayan is a town and a Municipality in Kanpur Dehat district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Found to the south-west of Mati on National Highway 25, Pukhrayan is 2 km (1.2 mi) from Bhognipur.^[1]

Geography

Pukhrayan is located at 26°14′N 79°51′E / 26.23°N 79.85°E / 26.23; 79.85.^[2] It is on average elevation of 124 m (407 ft) above sea level. It is 22 km (14 mi) from (District Headquarters) Mati. Holy river Yamuna is near about 15 km (9.3 mi) south of the city. Holy river Ganga is near about 65 km (40 mi) east of the city.

Transport

Rail

Pokhrayan is main railway station of Kanpur Dehat districton Kanpur -Jhansi railway section under North Central Railway zone in Jhansi Division.

Stopage of main trains List :

Pokhrayan (PHN) to Kanpur Central (CNB) All Type of Trains Time Table :-

Pukhrayan to jhansi, Pukhrayan to Delhi, Pukhrayan to Gujarat bus service is also there

Pokhrayan (PHN) to Jhansi Junction (JHS) All Type of Trains Time Table :-

Road

Lucknow-Jhansi National High Way passes through Pukhrayan city.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[3] Pukhrayan had a population of 65,503. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Pukhrayan has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 70%. In Pukhrayan, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education

RSGU Post Graduate College Pukhrayan
RSGU Inter college Pukhrayan
GGI college Pukhrayan
Vivekanand Rashtriya Inter College
Prema Katiyar Shikshan Sansthaan
The Jain World School
Shivwati Shivanandan Shukla Mahavidyalay
BKSD Global School
Rajrani Dulichand School
Ramanujan Institute of Mathematical Science (RIMSc) - Arpit Sachan

References

^ "Pukhrayan in India". India9.com. 5 December 2005. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
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^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

[1] "Pukhrayan in India". India9.com. 5 December 2005. Retrieved 8 July 2009.

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[3] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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